Country Factsheet
Mexico
This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Mexico. Economic inclusion programs are a bundle of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities in raising their incomes and building their assets. The data used for this factsheet comes from the Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s Landscape Survey 2023.
Country Facts
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Population
126.71 million
Income Group
Upper middle income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
43.90%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
7.39%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
3.10%
Programs
Number of economic inclusion programs
8Institutional delivery (lead agency)
- Nongovernment-led
- Government-led
Geographic area
- Rural only
- Urban/peri
- Mix (urban & rural)
Participants
Number of participants
498,308Number of people benefiting
1.86 millionParticipants served by government-led programs (%)
97.83%Main Program Objectives
Wage employment
Self-employment
Income diversification
Productivity
Food security
Market access
Women's empowerment
Social inclusion
Social cohesion
Financial inclusion
Social services
Climate resilience
- More than 2/3 of programs
- Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
- Fewer than 1/3 of programs
Participant Profile
Targeted Poverty Segments
Poor
Extreme poor
Ultra-poor
Those above the poverty line
Doesn't target by poverty level
Targeted Population Groups
Women
Children
Youth
Older people
Persons with disabilities
Displacement-affected
Climate-affected
Marginalized
Conflict-affected
- More than 2/3 of programs
- Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
- Fewer than 1/3 of programs
CORE PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Transfer
Business capital
Wage employment facilitation
Skills training
Coaching
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Climate resilience support
ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS SURVEYED
| Program Name | Year program began | Lead Agencies | Program Description | No. of Current Participants | % Female Participants | Poverty Targeting | Digital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impulsa Tu Rumbo Program | 2022 | Secretary of Social Protection and Opportunities under the Secretariat of Equality and Inclusion, Government of Nuevo Leon | The project supports the most vulnerable households in Nuevo León to increase and improve their productive, financial, human, and social assets. | 14,000 | 76-99% of participants | Targets poor broadly | No |
| Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous People and Local Communities | 2017 | Rainforest Alliance | The project aims to strengthen the capacity of forest-dependent people from Selected States to participate in local, national and international REDD+ related processes. | 3,850 | 26-50% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Support for the Social Reintegration Youth at Risk program | 2022 | Youth Directorate under the Secretary of Human Rights, State of Jalisco, Mexico. | The program aims to reduce recidivism of antisocial behavior in young people by providing cognitive-behavioral group therapy, individual mentoring, and occupational workshops, to support employment, entrepreneurship and school reintegration. The program is strengthened by a $10,000 financial scholarship. | 21 | 1-25% of participants | Does not target by poverty level | Yes |
| Strengthening Entrepreneurship in Productive Forest Landscapes | 2018 | National Forestry Commission | The project aims to strengthen sustainable forest management and increase economic opportunities for forest-dependent people and enterprises in selected forest landscapes in Mexico. | 23,443 | 26-50% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Second Chance Education | 2019 | Prosociedad | The program seeks to support affordable and scalable learning and employment pathways for women in various contexts, focusing on those in disadvantaged situations. | 133 | All (100% of participants are female) | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Sowing Life Program (SLP) | 2019 | Federal Secretary of Welfare | The program provides economic and in-kind support, such as plants and seeds, and inputs, to rural agricultural households in socially backward municipalities who own or possess 2.5 hectares to support agroforestry projects. | 450,038 | Targets poor broadly | Yes | |
| Strength, Unity, Empowerment, Resilience for Women in Extreme Poverty | 2022 | Trickle Up | The program addresses the interlinked problems of extreme poverty, the effects of crises, and the marginalization of indigenous women by increasing their financial inclusion, strengthening their voice and agency, and collaborating with other actors to address policy barriers. | 3,623 | All (100% of participants are female) | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
Only programs that have given their consent to share their program data are included in this table
The Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) is a global platform that unites non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, research institutions, funding partners, and the World Bank to support government adoption and scale up of economic inclusion programs that empower vulnerable people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty.
| DNA: Does Not Apply; FY: Fiscal Year; FCV: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence; MPI: Multidimensional Poverty Index; NPL: National Poverty Line; N/A: Not available; WB: World Bank |