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news La Jornada Opinion 2026-05-16

Millions in Mexican Wealth Held Offshore, Fueling Tax Evasion Concerns

A significant portion of Mexican wealth, equivalent to 9% of the country's GDP, is held offshore, primarily in Switzerland. This offshore wealth, totaling approximately 3.267 trillion pesos, suggests a deliberate effort by wealthy citizens to evade taxes rather than a response to domestic legal or economic instability.


De acuerdo con el Atlas del Mundo Offshore, ciudadanos mexicanos poseen fuera del país una riqueza equivalente al 9 por ciento del producto interno bruto del país (PIB); es decir, del valor total de los bienes y servicios finales producidos durante un año. Se trata de alrededor de 3 billones 267 mil millones de pesos, comparables con el 78 por ciento de la deuda externa de México. El Atlas, una iniciativa del Observatorio Fiscal de la Unión Europea para mejorar el debate mundial sobre la evasión...

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