In 2024, Mexico’s patent office, IMPI, received 16,189 patent applications. According to a column in Expansión, “solo el 6.38% provino de mexicanos” (only 6.38 percent came from Mexicans). Of 10,897 patents granted, 694 went to Mexican holders.
In the Global Innovation Index of 2025, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, Mexico fell two places to 58th of 140 economies.