Quintana Roo Exports Plunge 75.1% in Second Quarter, Ranking Last Nationally

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Quintana Roo posted one of the steepest export declines in Mexico during the second quarter of 2026, shipping just $1.98 million worth of goods abroad, down from $7.97 million in the same period of 2025.

The 75.1% drop left the state last in the country by export value, according to figures from INEGI, Mexico’s national statistics agency.

The result underscores how limited Quintana Roo’s role is in Mexico’s merchandise trade, despite tourism’s outsize weight in the state’s economy. Between January and March 2026, state exports had reached $14.36 million before falling to under $2 million in the following quarter. INEGI’s measure tracks goods sold abroad only, so it does not capture tourism revenue or services.

Yucatán and Campeche post gains

Yucatán, by contrast, recorded growth. Between April and June 2026 the state exported $714.88 million in goods, up from $607.12 million a year earlier — an increase of roughly 17.7%. Even so, Yucatán’s share of national exports remained small, at about 0.4%.

Campeche also finished in positive territory and far outpaced both of its neighbors on the peninsula. Its exports totaled $2.718 billion in the second quarter of 2026, compared with $2.092 billion in the same period of 2025, an increase of nearly 29.9%. That placed it above Yucatán and Quintana Roo in goods traded abroad.

The regional comparison reveals sharp disparities: Campeche exported roughly 1,372 times more than Quintana Roo during the quarter, while Yucatán’s sales were about 361 times higher.

National exports climb 31.6%

The national picture ran in the opposite direction. Exports from Mexico’s 32 states reached $195.26 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up from $148.32 billion a year earlier, annual growth of 31.6%. The gain was driven mainly by states with heavy manufacturing activity and industrial supply chains tied to international trade.

Chihuahua led the country with $49.03 billion in exports, or 25.1% of the total. It was followed by Jalisco with $23.59 billion, Nuevo León with $18.53 billion and Coahuila with $17.97 billion. Seven states together accounted for 73.5% of sales abroad, a sign that national growth was not evenly distributed.

For Quintana Roo, the gap between the national advance and its own retreat highlights the difference between a dynamic tourism sector and the capacity to export goods. The state’s economy remains closely tied to visitors and services, and the INEGI data show its share of registered exports is marginal.