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Safety in Mexico for Expats: A Practical Guide (2026)
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Safety in Mexico for Expats: A Practical Guide (2026)

IBOV

170,331

▼ 2.22%

IPSA

10,461

▲ 0.98%

IPC MEX

67,457

▼ 1.21%

MERVAL

3,183,023

▲ 0.59%

COLCAP

2,238.99

▼ 1.13%

BVL PERÚ

34,836.62

▲ 0.71%

USD/BRL

5.05

▼ 0.34%

USD/MXN

17.29

▼ 0.28%

USD/CLP

894.40

▼ 0.15%

USD/COP

3,564

▼ 0.65%

USD/PEN

3.42

▲ 0.35%

USD/ARS

1,436

▼ 0.21%

USD/UYU

40.36

▲ 1.76%

USD/PYG

6,037

▲ 1.68%

USD/BOB

6.86

▲ 1.82%

USD/DOP

58.21

▲ 0.88%

USD/CRC

456.90

▲ 3.01%

USD/GTQ

7.62

▲ 2.22%

USD/HNL

26.64

▲ 0.49%

USD/NIO

36.62

▲ 0.34%

USD/VES

558.97

▼ 0.13%

USD/PAB

1.00

▲ 2.20%

USD/BZD

2.00

▲ 1.64%

USD/JMD

157.24

▲ 0.96%

USD/TTD

6.66

▲ 0.15%

EUR/BRL

5.89

▲ 0.96%

BRENT

95.37

▼ 2.49%

WTI

93.07

▼ 3.07%

IRON ORE

161.91

— —

COPPER

6.53

▲ 0.71%

GOLD

4,493

▲ 1.28%

SILVER

73.77

▲ 0.40%

SOY

1,128

▼ 2.23%

CORN

423.00

▼ 1.97%

WHEAT

580.50

▼ 1.15%

COFFEE

249.40

▼ 1.46%

SUGAR

14.15

▼ 0.63%

ORANGE JUICE

168.25

▼ 0.09%

COTTON

76.15

▼ 0.76%

COCOA

3,967

▼ 2.58%

BEEF

240.40

▼ 2.52%

CATTLE

349.45

▲ 1.99%

LITHIUM

83.20

▼ 1.96%

PETR4

41.25

▼ 0.77%

VALE3

81.79

▼ 3.78%

ITUB4

38.72

▼ 2.12%

BBDC4

17.37

▼ 2.14%

ABEV3

16.07

▼ 2.31%

BBAS3

19.53

▼ 1.81%

B3SA3

15.52

▼ 4.67%

WEGE3

41.78

▼ 0.52%

PRIO3

62.59

▲ 0.98%

SUZB3

41.22

▲ 1.95%

RENT3

40.44

▼ 3.32%

AZZA3

17.38

▼ 8.48%

CSAN3

3.58

▼ 7.73%

RAIZ4

0.39

▲ 2.63%

PCAR3

1.54

▼ 1.91%

GMAT3

4.20

▼ 0.24%

PSSA3

48.16

▼ 1.19%

CVCB3

1.48

▼ 3.90%

POSI3

3.75

▼ 7.64%

SLCE3

14.98

▼ 2.03%

NATU3

9.80

▼ 0.61%

BRKM5

9.43

▼ 5.79%

RANI3

7.90

▲ 0.51%

CSNA3

6.68

▼ 6.31%

CMIN3

4.50

▼ 5.86%

USIM5

11.46

▼ 4.82%

GGBR4

24.13

▼ 2.11%

ENEV3

24.23

▼ 4.42%

NEOE3

33.80

— 0.00%

CPFE3

43.30

▼ 0.46%

CMIG4

10.86

▼ 1.27%

EQTL3

39.81

▲ 1.89%

LREN3

14.64

▼ 5.67%

VIVT3

33.75

▼ 0.15%

RAIL3

13.89

▼ 2.11%

KLABIN

16.76

▼ 0.89%

RAIA DROGASIL

17.51

▼ 3.26%

RDOR3

33.11

▼ 3.33%

HAPV3

11.22

▼ 8.26%

FLRY3

14.70

▼ 4.11%

SMTO3

17.30

▼ 1.14%

UGPA3

24.92

▼ 3.07%

VBBR3

29.48

▼ 2.16%

BBSE3

35.04

▼ 0.26%

BPAC11

50.71

▼ 4.77%

CURY3

29.45

▼ 6.00%

AERI3

2.31

▼ 1.28%

VIVARA

20.50

▼ 4.21%

COMPASS

25.79

▼ 2.68%

VAMOS

2.94

▼ 1.01%

SANB11

26.72

▼ 2.34%

ASAI3

8.79

▼ 2.87%

SBSP3

27.23

▼ 1.66%

WALMEX

51.25

▼ 1.76%

GMEXICO

209.01

▼ 2.35%

FEMSA

210.84

▼ 0.46%

CEMEX

22.33

▼ 0.53%

GFNORTE

179.88

▼ 0.45%

BIMBO

57.72

▼ 1.13%

TELEVISA

9.32

▲ 3.10%

AMX

22.00

▼ 0.90%

GAP

409.07

▼ 2.25%

ASUR

294.38

▼ 0.81%

OMA

217.93

▼ 0.79%

KOF

184.39

▼ 1.42%

GRUMA

293.27

▼ 0.39%

KIMBER

37.94

▼ 0.39%

SQM-B

70,300

▼ 0.99%

COPEC

6,214

▲ 1.87%

BSANTANDER

69.60

▲ 2.20%

FALABELLA

5,549

▲ 1.82%

ENELAM

77.66

▲ 1.16%

CENCOSUD

2,209

▲ 1.88%

CMPC

1,057

▲ 2.86%

BANCO CHILE

167.96

▲ 2.42%

LATAM AIR

22.77

▲ 2.15%

YPF

82,700

▼ 0.42%

GGAL

7,410

▲ 0.82%

PAMPA

5,060

▼ 1.08%

TXAR

684.50

▲ 1.03%

ALUAR

1,025

▲ 0.99%

TGS

9,260

▲ 0.60%

CEPU

2,322

▲ 0.56%

MIRGOR

17,000

▲ 0.44%

COME

47.91

— 0.00%

LOMA NEGRA

3,558

▲ 3.04%

BYMA

296.00

▲ 1.02%

TELECOM ARG

4,045

▼ 0.19%

ECOPETROL

15.33

▼ 1.60%

BANCOLOMBIA

73.32

▲ 1.48%

GRUPO AVAL

4.91

▼ 1.41%

CREDICORP

328.54

▲ 0.34%

SOUTHERN COPPER

191.28

▼ 2.70%

BUENAVENTURA

34.32

▲ 1.36%

MERCADOLIBRE

1,668

▲ 1.78%

NUBANK

12.13

▲ 4.17%

XP

15.59

▼ 0.10%

PAGSEGURO

8.91

▲ 1.60%

STONE

10.81

▲ 1.55%

GLOBANT

40.24

▲ 1.42%

TECNOGLASS

42.16

▼ 0.45%

GAP AIRPORT

237.38

▼ 1.39%

ASUR

294.38

▼ 0.81%

OMA AIRPORT

101.00

▼ 0.18%

AMX ADR

25.46

▼ 0.31%

FEMSA ADR

122.15

▲ 0.28%

CEMEX ADR

12.93

▲ 0.19%

PETROBRAS ADR

18.03

▼ 0.91%

VALE ADR

15.78

▼ 1.77%

ITAU ADR

7.69

▲ 1.32%

SANTANDER BR

5.38

▲ 1.42%

AMBEV ADR

3.13

▼ 0.48%

CSN

1.30

▼ 0.76%

GERDAU

4.73

▼ 0.46%

LATAM ADR

50.31

▲ 1.21%

BTC

64,242

▲ 0.36%

ETH

1,787

▼ 1.36%

SOL

70.33

▼ 1.79%

XRP

1.18

▼ 1.59%

BNB

607.43

▼ 2.04%

ADA

0.19

▼ 4.57%

DOGE

0.09

▼ 1.51%

AVAX

7.84

▼ 2.61%

LINK

8.12

▼ 2.63%

DOT

1.06

▼ 3.76%

LTC

46.46

▼ 1.45%

BCH

247.50

▲ 1.95%

TRX

0.33

▼ 1.12%

XLM

0.21

▲ 0.73%

HBAR

0.09

▲ 2.23%

NEAR

2.42

▼ 14.00%

ATOM

1.82

▼ 1.91%

AAVE

72.68

▼ 2.33%

SELIC

14.50%

EMBRAER

69.67

▼ 3.17%

EMBRAER ADR

56.06

▲ 1.56%

JBS

12.21

▲ 2.78%

JBS BDR

59.90

▼ 1.17%

MBRF3

15.78

▼ 0.44%

MBRFY

3.06

— 0.00%

INTER

5.80

— 0.00%

EGX

52,653

▲ 0.17%

USD/ZAR

16.27

▼ 0.31%

USD/NGN

1,358

▲ 0.06%

NIKKEI

67,471

▼ 1.36%

CSI300

4,905

▼ 0.69%

HSI

25,253

▼ 1.48%

NIFTY

23,417

▲ 0.05%

KOSPI

8,639

▼ 1.84%

JCI

5,840

▼ 1.70%

USD/JPY

160.00

— 0.00%

USD/CNY

6.7730

▲ 0.06%

DAX

24,924

▲ 0.51%

CAC

8,218

▲ 0.83%

FTSE

10,337

▲ 0.04%

MIB

49,997

▼ 0.08%

IBEX

18,245

▲ 0.38%

STOXX

622.74

▲ 0.25%

EUR/USD

1.1635

▲ 0.28%

GBP/USD

1.3443

▲ 0.16%

SPX

7,560

▲ 0.08%

DJI

51,471

▲ 1.55%

NDX

30,318

▼ 0.83%

RUT

2,919

▲ 0.88%

TSX

35,108

▲ 0.88%

VIX

15.79

▼ 1.68%

USD/CAD

1.3894

▲ 0.01%

US10Y

4.4630

▼ 0.62%

IBOV

170,331

▼ 2.22%

IPSA

10,461

▲ 0.98%

IPC MEX

67,457

▼ 1.21%

MERVAL

3,183,023

▲ 0.59%

COLCAP

2,238.99

▼ 1.13%

BVL PERÚ

34,836.62

▲ 0.71%

USD/BRL

5.05

▼ 0.34%

USD/MXN

17.29

▼ 0.28%

USD/CLP

894.40

▼ 0.15%

USD/COP

3,564

▼ 0.65%

USD/PEN

3.42

▲ 0.35%

USD/ARS

1,436

▼ 0.21%

USD/UYU

40.36

▲ 1.76%

USD/PYG

6,037

▲ 1.68%

USD/BOB

6.86

▲ 1.82%

USD/DOP

58.21

▲ 0.88%

USD/CRC

456.90

▲ 3.01%

USD/GTQ

7.62

▲ 2.22%

USD/HNL

26.64

▲ 0.49%

USD/NIO

36.62

▲ 0.34%

USD/VES

558.97

▼ 0.13%

USD/PAB

1.00

▲ 2.20%

USD/BZD

2.00

▲ 1.64%

USD/JMD

157.24

▲ 0.96%

USD/TTD

6.66

▲ 0.15%

EUR/BRL

5.89

▲ 0.96%

BRENT

95.37

▼ 2.49%

WTI

93.07

▼ 3.07%

IRON ORE

161.91

— —

COPPER

6.53

▲ 0.71%

GOLD

4,493

▲ 1.28%

SILVER

73.77

▲ 0.40%

SOY

1,128

▼ 2.23%

CORN

423.00

▼ 1.97%

WHEAT

580.50

▼ 1.15%

COFFEE

249.40

▼ 1.46%

SUGAR

14.15

▼ 0.63%

ORANGE JUICE

168.25

▼ 0.09%

COTTON

76.15

▼ 0.76%

COCOA

3,967

▼ 2.58%

BEEF

240.40

▼ 2.52%

CATTLE

349.45

▲ 1.99%

LITHIUM

83.20

▼ 1.96%

PETR4

41.25

▼ 0.77%

VALE3

81.79

▼ 3.78%

ITUB4

38.72

▼ 2.12%

BBDC4

17.37

▼ 2.14%

ABEV3

16.07

▼ 2.31%

BBAS3

19.53

▼ 1.81%

B3SA3

15.52

▼ 4.67%

WEGE3

41.78

▼ 0.52%

PRIO3

62.59

▲ 0.98%

SUZB3

41.22

▲ 1.95%

RENT3

40.44

▼ 3.32%

AZZA3

17.38

▼ 8.48%

CSAN3

3.58

▼ 7.73%

RAIZ4

0.39

▲ 2.63%

PCAR3

1.54

▼ 1.91%

GMAT3

4.20

▼ 0.24%

PSSA3

48.16

▼ 1.19%

CVCB3

1.48

▼ 3.90%

POSI3

3.75

▼ 7.64%

SLCE3

14.98

▼ 2.03%

NATU3

9.80

▼ 0.61%

BRKM5

9.43

▼ 5.79%

RANI3

7.90

▲ 0.51%

CSNA3

6.68

▼ 6.31%

CMIN3

4.50

▼ 5.86%

USIM5

11.46

▼ 4.82%

GGBR4

24.13

▼ 2.11%

ENEV3

24.23

▼ 4.42%

NEOE3

33.80

— 0.00%

CPFE3

43.30

▼ 0.46%

CMIG4

10.86

▼ 1.27%

EQTL3

39.81

▲ 1.89%

LREN3

14.64

▼ 5.67%

VIVT3

33.75

▼ 0.15%

RAIL3

13.89

▼ 2.11%

KLABIN

16.76

▼ 0.89%

RAIA DROGASIL

17.51

▼ 3.26%

RDOR3

33.11

▼ 3.33%

HAPV3

11.22

▼ 8.26%

FLRY3

14.70

▼ 4.11%

SMTO3

17.30

▼ 1.14%

UGPA3

24.92

▼ 3.07%

VBBR3

29.48

▼ 2.16%

BBSE3

35.04

▼ 0.26%

BPAC11

50.71

▼ 4.77%

CURY3

29.45

▼ 6.00%

AERI3

2.31

▼ 1.28%

VIVARA

20.50

▼ 4.21%

COMPASS

25.79

▼ 2.68%

VAMOS

2.94

▼ 1.01%

SANB11

26.72

▼ 2.34%

ASAI3

8.79

▼ 2.87%

SBSP3

27.23

▼ 1.66%

WALMEX

51.25

▼ 1.76%

GMEXICO

209.01

▼ 2.35%

FEMSA

210.84

▼ 0.46%

CEMEX

22.33

▼ 0.53%

GFNORTE

179.88

▼ 0.45%

BIMBO

57.72

▼ 1.13%

TELEVISA

9.32

▲ 3.10%

AMX

22.00

▼ 0.90%

GAP

409.07

▼ 2.25%

ASUR

294.38

▼ 0.81%

OMA

217.93

▼ 0.79%

KOF

184.39

▼ 1.42%

GRUMA

293.27

▼ 0.39%

KIMBER

37.94

▼ 0.39%

SQM-B

70,300

▼ 0.99%

COPEC

6,214

▲ 1.87%

BSANTANDER

69.60

▲ 2.20%

FALABELLA

5,549

▲ 1.82%

ENELAM

77.66

▲ 1.16%

CENCOSUD

2,209

▲ 1.88%

CMPC

1,057

▲ 2.86%

BANCO CHILE

167.96

▲ 2.42%

LATAM AIR

22.77

▲ 2.15%

YPF

82,700

▼ 0.42%

GGAL

7,410

▲ 0.82%

PAMPA

5,060

▼ 1.08%

TXAR

684.50

▲ 1.03%

ALUAR

1,025

▲ 0.99%

TGS

9,260

▲ 0.60%

CEPU

2,322

▲ 0.56%

MIRGOR

17,000

▲ 0.44%

COME

47.91

— 0.00%

LOMA NEGRA

3,558

▲ 3.04%

BYMA

296.00

▲ 1.02%

TELECOM ARG

4,045

▼ 0.19%

ECOPETROL

15.33

▼ 1.60%

BANCOLOMBIA

73.32

▲ 1.48%

GRUPO AVAL

4.91

▼ 1.41%

CREDICORP

328.54

▲ 0.34%

SOUTHERN COPPER

191.28

▼ 2.70%

BUENAVENTURA

34.32

▲ 1.36%

MERCADOLIBRE

1,668

▲ 1.78%

NUBANK

12.13

▲ 4.17%

XP

15.59

▼ 0.10%

PAGSEGURO

8.91

▲ 1.60%

STONE

10.81

▲ 1.55%

GLOBANT

40.24

▲ 1.42%

TECNOGLASS

42.16

▼ 0.45%

GAP AIRPORT

237.38

▼ 1.39%

ASUR

294.38

▼ 0.81%

OMA AIRPORT

101.00

▼ 0.18%

AMX ADR

25.46

▼ 0.31%

FEMSA ADR

122.15

▲ 0.28%

CEMEX ADR

12.93

▲ 0.19%

PETROBRAS ADR

18.03

▼ 0.91%

VALE ADR

15.78

▼ 1.77%

ITAU ADR

7.69

▲ 1.32%

SANTANDER BR

5.38

▲ 1.42%

AMBEV ADR

3.13

▼ 0.48%

CSN

1.30

▼ 0.76%

GERDAU

4.73

▼ 0.46%

LATAM ADR

50.31

▲ 1.21%

BTC

64,242

▲ 0.36%

ETH

1,787

▼ 1.36%

SOL

70.33

▼ 1.79%

XRP

1.18

▼ 1.59%

BNB

607.43

▼ 2.04%

ADA

0.19

▼ 4.57%

DOGE

0.09

▼ 1.51%

AVAX

7.84

▼ 2.61%

LINK

8.12

▼ 2.63%

DOT

1.06

▼ 3.76%

LTC

46.46

▼ 1.45%

BCH

247.50

▲ 1.95%

TRX

0.33

▼ 1.12%

XLM

0.21

▲ 0.73%

HBAR

0.09

▲ 2.23%

NEAR

2.42

▼ 14.00%

ATOM

1.82

▼ 1.91%

AAVE

72.68

▼ 2.33%

SELIC

14.50%

EMBRAER

69.67

▼ 3.17%

EMBRAER ADR

56.06

▲ 1.56%

JBS

12.21

▲ 2.78%

JBS BDR

59.90

▼ 1.17%

MBRF3

15.78

▼ 0.44%

MBRFY

3.06

— 0.00%

INTER

5.80

— 0.00%

EGX

52,653

▲ 0.17%

USD/ZAR

16.27

▼ 0.31%

USD/NGN

1,358

▲ 0.06%

NIKKEI

67,471

▼ 1.36%

CSI300

4,905

▼ 0.69%

HSI

25,253

▼ 1.48%

NIFTY

23,417

▲ 0.05%

KOSPI

8,639

▼ 1.84%

JCI

5,840

▼ 1.70%

USD/JPY

160.00

— 0.00%

USD/CNY

6.7730

▲ 0.06%

DAX

24,924

▲ 0.51%

CAC

8,218

▲ 0.83%

FTSE

10,337

▲ 0.04%

MIB

49,997

▼ 0.08%

IBEX

18,245

▲ 0.38%

STOXX

622.74

▲ 0.25%

EUR/USD

1.1635

▲ 0.28%

GBP/USD

1.3443

▲ 0.16%

SPX

7,560

▲ 0.08%

DJI

51,471

▲ 1.55%

NDX

30,318

▼ 0.83%

RUT

2,919

▲ 0.88%

TSX

35,108

▲ 0.88%

VIX

15.79

▼ 1.68%

USD/CAD

1.3894

▲ 0.01%

US10Y

4.4630

▼ 0.62%

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