Mercado Libre announced on June 10 an investment of $4.6 billion in Mexico during 2026, the highest annual figure in its history in the country and 35 percent higher than the previous year. The amount is channeled within Plan México, coordinated by the Ministry of Economy, and represents one of the most significant private investments of the current administration.

According to [Infobae](https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2026/06/10/gobierno-mexicano-anuncia-inversion-de-mercado-libre-por-4600-millones-de-dolares-en-2026/), the investment will reach 19 federal states, with a focus on logistics, e-commerce, and financial services through Mercado Pago. The forward-looking dimension carries weight because the announcement comes at a moment of downward revision in the country's growth expectations, with analyst consensus at 1.10 percent for 2026. The continued flow of Latin American technology capital toward Mexico suggests that the platform is still prioritizing the domestic market and its regional logistics position, despite T-MEC uncertainty and a cyclical adjustment in private investment.

Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard presented the announcement at President Claudia Sheinbaum's morning press conference, accompanied by the company's chief executive. Coverage from [Swissinfo](https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/gobierno-mexicano-anuncia-inversi%C3%B3n-de-mercado-libre-por-4.600-millones-de-d%C3%B3lares-en-2026/91562746) via EFE wire details that the plan contemplates the creation of between 8,000 and 8,500 new jobs in 2026, primarily in logistics and corporate areas. The Argentine company already operates distribution centers in Tlalnepantla, Apodaca, and Tlajomulco, and the new expansion reinforces its technical capacity in technology and payment digitalization for the millions of active Mercado Pago accounts in the country.

The investment will be disbursed throughout the year, on a calendar subject to state and municipal permits in the 19 federal entities involved. The next key data point will be the foreign direct investment figures the Ministry of Economy will publish at the close of the second quarter of the year. The aggregate private investment reading will determine how much of this impulse is a one-off commitment and how much converts into a stable technology-capital trend for the remainder of the administration.

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