In 2023, the Mexican Association of Entrepreneurs (ASEM) found that 33.1 percent of companies in Mexico face late payment of invoices by their clients. The average delay was 48.1 days. Among companies that sell to other businesses, the share rose to 45.6 percent, El CEO reported.
In October 2022, a committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill to shorten the payment term for invoices of micro, small and medium businesses from 120 days to 45.