NAFTA brought with it a spectacular increase in Mexican exports, as well as a dramatic shift in their composition. But it proved to be a great disappointment in terms of foreign investment inflows and economic growth, which has averaged 2.6% per year over the last two decades – slower than Peru, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Uruguay.
北美自由贸易协定不仅令墨西哥出口显著增加，还使出口构成发生了戏剧性的改变。但在外资流入及经济增长领域该协定的效果却令人失望。20年来墨西哥2.6%的年均增长率排在秘鲁、智利、哥伦比亚、巴西和乌拉圭之后。结果是墨西哥与美国加拿大的收入差距几乎没有缩小。