Secretaría de Economía

What Secretaría de Economía does

Secretar a de Econom a (Ministry of Economy) is a Mexican federal government ministry within the Administraci n P blica Federal, headquartered at Avenida Insurgentes Sur 1940 in Mexico City. It is responsible for developing and implementing plans for innovation, diversification, and productive and commercial inclusion, and it administers federal economic policy, business registration, trademark authorization, import/export permits, and the IMMEX (Maquiladora and Manufacturing Export) program. The ministry operates as part of the executive branch under the Government of Mexico and is not a commercially traded entity.

The ministry's primary customer-facing digital surface is the gob.mx portal, the unified Mexican federal government services platform built and maintained by the Coordinaci n de Estrategia Digital Nacional (formerly Agencia de Transformaci n Digital y Telecomunicaciones) under the Oficina de la Presidencia de la Rep blica. The portal aggregates tr mites from multiple federal agencies (SE, SAT, IMSS, ISSSTE, SRE, SEMARNAT) and provides digital-first access to procedures on desktop, mobile, and tablet. The platform is WCAG 2.0 Level AA certified and includes accessibility features for users with disabilities, and it is accessed alongside the national 079 phone hotline and government social media channels.

The operating model is publicly funded. Most SE tr mites are provided at no direct cost to users; nominal fees apply only to certain services such as passports (e.g., $920 MXN for 1-year, $4,280 MXN for 10-year validity) under the Ley Federal de Derechos. The primary customer segments are Mexican businesses (business registration, trade documentation, IMMEX permits), importers and exporters, and the general Mexican public accessing identity, civil registry, and federal procedure services. There is no commercial revenue model, funding round history, M&A activity, or private ownership structure applicable to this entity.

Name

Secretaría de Economía

Legal name

Secretaría de Economía

Website

https://gob.mx

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Secretar a de Econom a is Mexico's federal Ministry of Economy, administering economic policy, business registration, and trade permits through the gob.mx digital portal, serving Mexican businesses, importers/exporters, and the general public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Administration Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), International Affairs (92812)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interagency/International Information Exchange & Cooperation (BPAIADAN)

Keywords

• Government administration services
• Business registration permits
• Import export procedures
• Trade facilitation services
• Economic policy regulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Mexico City

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Services (Nominal Fees): Most federal government services are free. Passport services have fees per Ley Federal de Derechos (e.g., 1-year: $920 MXN, 3-years: $1,795 MXN, 6-years: $2,440 MXN, 10-years: $4,280 MXN). CURP and many trámites are provided at no cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Secretaría de Economía develops and implements broad plans for innovation, diversification, and productive and commercial inclusion in Mexico. It operates the gob.mx portal as the unified digital channel for federal government procedures, including business registration, denominaciones sociales, import/export permits, IMMEX program authorization, and trade documentation. Services are delivered to Mexican businesses, importers/exporters, and citizens through the centralized digital platform accessible via computer, mobile, or tablet.

Product overview

gob.mx is a unified digital government services platform developed by the Agencia de Transformación Digital y Telecomunicaciones. The platform provides a consolidated portal for federal administrative procedures, government information, and citizen participation. The portfolio includes the core gob.mx portal as the main platform, complemented by CURP consultation services for population registry verification, Mexican Passport appointment scheduling services, and access to hundreds of federal procedures from agencies including SAT, IMSS, ISSSTE, and SEMARNAT. Citizens can access services digitally without physical queues via computer, mobile, or tablet devices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal gob.mx Unified digital portal for federal government procedures, information, and citizen participation. Citizens and businesses can consult and perform federal administrative procedures without physical queues, accessible via computer, mobile, or tablet.
• CURP (Clave Única de Registro de Población) Consultation Online service for consulting and obtaining the Unique Population Registry Code, Mexico's 18-character personal identification identifier. Users can search by CURP code or by providing personal data including full name, birth date, sex, and state of birth.
• Mexican Passport Service Digital platform enabling citizens to schedule passport appointments online, access requirements information, and process passport applications. Service available at consular offices worldwide with validity periods ranging from 1 to 10 years and corresponding fee structures.
• Federal Administrative Procedures Catalog Catalog of federal government procedures available through the portal, covering services from multiple agencies including SAT, IMSS, ISSSTE, SRE, SEMARNAT, and other federal entities. Includes procedures for business registration, immigration, health permits, and social programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Eliminates need to physically visit government offices for federal procedures

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Agencia de Transformación Digital y Telecomunicaciones (now Coordinación de Estrategia Digital Nacional)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe digital transformation agency responsible for building and maintaining the gob.mx platform. This agency develops and operates the government portal infrastructure that hosts all federal government services including those of Secretaría de Economía. Operates under the Oficina de la Presidencia de la República.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS): Mexico's federal social-security institute. Delivers high-traffic trámites on gob.mx (e.g. semanas cotizadas), sharing the same unified digital infrastructure, accessibility requirements and Llave MX identity layer as SE.
• Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE): Mexico's foreign affairs ministry. Operates the passport appointment portal on gob.mx — the one service in the portfolio with a published fee schedule — making SRE the closest functional peer for fee-bearing citizen-facing trámites delivered through the same stack.
• Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT): Mexico's environmental ministry. Delivers permits and authorizations (incl. environmental impact assessments) through gob.mx, sharing the same digital backbone and offering an analogous regulatory-permit model to SE's business/trade permits.
• Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT): Mexico's federal tax and customs revenue authority. Operates as a sibling agency on the gob.mx portal, handling Constancia de Situación Fiscal, customs procedures and trade-related documentation that are integral to importers/exporters and businesses — the same primary customer segments as SE.

Broad incumbents

• USA.gov: U.S. federal government's official web portal and information directory. Comparable as a sovereign-state-level aggregator of federal procedures across multiple agencies, with similar universality-of-access goals to gob.mx.
• Government Technology Agency (GovTech) Singapore: Singapore's central digital-government builder operating MyInfo and Singpass — the canonical national digital identity stack. Comparable as a government entity that builds and runs the shared digital infrastructure other agencies (including economic ministries) use to deliver citizen and business services.
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED): Canada's federal ministry for economic development, business registration (Corporations Canada), innovation and trade. Closest OECD counterpart to SE in mandate — promoting diversification, business formation and innovation — and operated through a federal digital services stack that parallels gob.mx.
• Government Digital Service (GOV.UK): United Kingdom's central government services platform and digital transformation arm. Direct functional analogue to gob.mx in providing a single, accessibility-compliant portal for federal procedures and citizen-facing government services.
• U.S. Department of Commerce / International Trade Administration: The U.S. federal counterpart for trade facilitation, export assistance and economic development. Comparable in mandate (business registration, export authorizations, trade promotion) and plays a direct counterpart role under USMCA-related cross-border procedures that SE handles on the Mexican side.

Regional players

• Receita Federal do Brasil: Brazil's federal revenue and customs authority. A regional e-government/tax comparator that combines trade documentation, customs and business registration on a single platform — overlapping with SE's trade-and-business remit but operating under Brazil's distinct (and partly Portuguese-language) regulatory regime.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nuevoleon
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@gobiernodemexico
• Facebookfacebook.com/gobmexico
• Instagraminstagram.com/gobmexico

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Secretaría de Economía