Despite being the 16th largest economy in the world, Mexico occupies the 20th place regarding stock market capitalization and 25th in the number of listed companies. Stock market capitalization as a percentage of GDP is 8  33%, far below other Latin American economies such as Chile (84%), Brazil (49%), and Peru (42%).
According to the OECD, the volume traded in the Mexican capital market would have to increase six-fold to achieve the size of its economy. Nonetheless, since November 2017, there have been no IPOs in the Mexican stock market. Likewise, more than five companies have delisted or have started delisting processes during such period.