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San Luis
Potosí
Sur
 Capital: San Luis Potosí
 Municipalities: 58
i
 Population: 2,787,109 inhabitants
 % of national population: 2.3
 Territorial surface: 60,983 km2
 % of surface of the country: 3.1
 % share in national GDP: 2.0
 Sector with the highest contribution to
state GDP: Manufacturing industries
(25.8%)
Why invest in San Luis Potosí?
Because of its geographic location, San Luis Potosi offers easy and quick access to investors, consumers and suppliers that allow companies
to operate with low costs and competitive profitability levels. These advantages are sustained by the state’s natural wealth and infrastructure
and by the work of its population, as well as its continuous progress in technological integration of their industrial, commercial, mining,
craft and services activities.
Population
San Luis Potosi’s population accounted for 2.3% of Mexico’s total population in 2016.
Concept
Total Population (TP)
Population 2016
San Luis
Potosí
Total
(A)
National
Total
(B)
% over
National
A/B
2,787,109
122,746,451
2.3%
743,372
32,269,331
2.3%
2,043,737
90,477,120
2.3%
Economically Inactive Population (EIP)
852,896
36,442,320
2.3%
Economically Active Population (EAP)
1,190,841
54,034,800
2.2%
1,167,437
52,123,674
2.2%
23,404
1,911,126
1.2%
Population under 15 years of age
Working Age Population (WAP)
Active population
Inactive population
Source: INEGI, National Survey of Occupation and Employment, last quarter of 2016.
San Luis
Potosí
Sur
Employees by branch of economy activity 2016
San Luis Potosí
National
Total
(A)
Total
(B)
Concept
Total Active Population
1,167,437 52,123,674
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
221,649
Mining, electricity and water
Manufacturing
Construction
% over
National
A/B
2.2%
6,920,547
3.2%
9,267
379,300
2.4%
205,048
8,528,629
2.4%
89,998
4,346,696
2.1%
197,491
9,802,437
2.0%
Accommodoation and food services
81,690
3,848,043
2.1%
Transport and warehousing
44,813
2,647,569
1.7%
Profeessional, financial and corporate services
66,639
3,565,476
1.9%
Social assistance
89,052
4,170,171
2.1%
Other services
108,720
5,407,012
2.0%
44,930
2,217,975
2.0%
8,140
289,819
2.8%
Commerce
Public administration and international institutions
Non specified
Employment
San Luis Potosi recorded 1.1 million
workers during 2016, mainly in
agricultural activities and manufacturing
industry. In respect to the national level,
the state represented 3.2% of the workers
in commerce and 2.0% in the agricultural
activities.
Source: INEGI, National Survey of Occupation and Employment, last quarter of 2016.
Economy
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of San
Luis Potosi exceeded 313 billion pesos in
2015, and contributed 2.0% to Mexico’s
national GDP.
Tertiary sector, which includes trade and
real estate services, contributed 53% of the
state´s GDP in 2015.
GDP STRUCTURE OF SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, 2015
Primary
Activities, 4%
Tertiary
Activities,
53%
Secondary
Activities,
43%
Source: INEGI
Facts: Millions of pesos
PA
GDP 2015
Total
Primary Activities
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Secondary Activities
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Utilities
Construction
Manufacturing
Tertiary Activities
Wholesale and Retail trade
Transportation and Warehousing
Information
Finance and Insurance
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Admin. & Support and Waste Mgmt. & Remediat. Svcs.
Educational Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Accommodation and Food Services
Other Services (except Public Administration)
Public Administration
San Luis
Potosí
Total
(A)
346,221
14,536
14,536
148,435
12,110
11,137
35,949
89,240
183,251
50,795
20,720
4,551
6,080
38,102
2,379
0
5,685
17,608
8,014
629
4,477
7,435
16,777
National
Total
(B)
17,126,791
572,566
572,566
5,614,600
753,670
329,221
1,310,835
3,220,873
10,939,625
2,990,385
1,123,861
359,565
617,490
1,999,337
390,784
111,220
560,476
755,892
414,436
79,834
408,805
366,715
760,827
Share (%)
A/B
2.0%
2.5%
2.5%
2.6%
1.6%
3.4%
2.7%
2.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.8%
1.3%
1.0%
1.9%
0.6%
0.0%
1.0%
2.3%
1.9%
0.8%
1.1%
2.0%
2.2%
San Luis
Potosí
Sur
Foreign Direct Investment

San Luis Potosi received 838.4 million dollars in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2016, which was 3.1% off the total FDI received
in Mexico. Most of the FDI received by the state was toward the manufacturing industry.
Average Salary quote to IMSS by National Activity Sector*
Salaries
San Luis Potosi recorded an average salary for IMSS
contribution of $271.7 in 2015, which was below
the country’s average salary of $294.0.
Average Salary quote to IMSS*
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
174.1
Extractive industry
510.9
Processing industries
309.7
Construction
213.2
Electrical and water supply
765.8
Commerce
262.0
Transport and communications
357.9
San Luis Potosí
271.7
Services to companies and individuals
298.4
National
294.0
Social services
328.8
*Payments per day in 2015.
*Payments per day in 2015.
Source: STPS.
Source: STPS.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure in San Luis Potosí
Railways (Km)
San Luis Potosi has 1,235 kilometers of railways. It has two
airports, one domestic and one international.
1,235
Trunk and branches
999
Secondary
201
Special
35
Sea ports
0
Infrastructure in San Luis Potosí
Medical units
708
International Maritime Ports
0
Coastal Shipping Ports
0
Public
683
2
Private
25
Airports
Domestic
1
International
1
Source: AEPEF 2016 from INEGI.
Sites for hosting
Rooms
Source: AEPEF 2016 from INEGI.
377
11,545
San Luis
Potosí
Sur
Education
Educational Infrastructure 2015-2106
San Luis Potosí
Senior High
Schools
Higher
Education
Institutions
n.a.
61
Schools
494
100
Students
107,894
74,309
Teachers
8,076
6,859
Around of 115,695 students whit completed studies from engineering,
manufacturing and construction in Mexico, 2,417 are from San Luis
Potosi.
Source: SEP, 2017.
Population of Higher Technic University by Field of Study 2015-2016
San Luis Potosí
Enrolment
Total
(2007)
Agronomy and Veterinary
Humanities and Arts
(2007)
Natural and Exact Sciences, and Computing
Social Sciences,
Business and Law
(
Education
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction
Health
Services
With completed studies
1,906
541
Undergraduate Population by Field of Study 2015-2016
Enrolment
71,838
With completed studies
9,420
Graduates
7,962
0
0
0
(2007)and Veterinary
Agronomy
1,375
85
71
20
2
2
Humanities and Arts
2,011
344
217
0
0
0
Natural and Exact Sciences, and Computing
3,422
459
419
511
153
140
31,403
4,233
3,417
2,890
759
602
22,262
2,417
2,271
Health
7,774
1,007
847
Services
701
116
118
0
6
6
1,195
237
237
0
0
4
180
143
(
Social Sciences, Business and Law
Education
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction
140
Source: ANUIES, 2016.
NUMBER OF RESEARCHES BY AREA OF SCIENCE, 2017
Physics and Mathematics
PA
142
Engineering
146
(2007)
Social Sciences
(2007)
(2007)
529 Total
Source: ANUIES, 2016.
PA
San Luis Potosí
Graduates
Mexico recorded 27,186 researchers at January 2017;
2.5% of them were in San Luis Potosi.
Most of the researchers in the state focused on the
areas of Engineering, and Physics and Mathematics.
57
Biology( and Chemistry
104
Biotechnology and
Agronomy
92
Humanities
77
Medicine and Health
Sciences
75
Considering only member of National Research System in 2017.
Source: National Research System, CONACyT.