Economy, jobs and prices in Durango, Mexico: official figures
The gross domestic product of Durango was 454.7 billion pesos in 2024 at current prices, according to INEGI, 1.4% of Mexico's 33.58 trillion pesos and 9th smallest of 32 federal entities. In current pesos it was up 10.1% on 2023.
How fast is the economy of Durango growing?
After removing price changes, the economy of Durango grew 5.3% in 2024, against 1.5% for Mexico as a whole; the fastest growth of 32.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHas the economy of Durango grown since 2018?
In real terms GDP in Durango was 5.4% higher in 2024 than in 2018 (Mexico 5.0% higher), 13th largest growth of 32. Since 2003 it has grown 40.8% in real terms (Mexico 41.9%), and its share of national GDP has moved from 1.32% to 1.35%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyWhat is the GDP per capita of Durango?
Dividing 2024 GDP by CONAPO's mid-2024 population gives 237,589 pesos per person in Durango, 0.94 times the national figure of 253,888 pesos; 16th lowest of 32.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyWhat are the main industries in Durango?
In 2024 tertiary activities (trade and services) made up 49.6% of gross value added in Durango, secondary activities (industry, mining, construction and utilities) 40.9% and primary activities (farming, livestock, forestry and fishing) 9.4% (4th highest farm share of 32; Mexico 4.1%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow important is manufacturing in Durango?
Manufacturing produced 19.1% of gross value added in Durango in 2024 (16th lowest of 32; Mexico 21.5%), and mining 7.4%. Hotels and restaurants accounted for 0.94% (the lowest of 32).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Durango?
The unemployment rate in Durango was 2.9% in April to June 2026, according to INEGI's ENOE labour force survey, against 2.7% for Mexico; 10th highest of 32.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyWhat was the unemployment rate in Durango in 2025?
A year earlier, in April to June 2025, the ENOE put unemployment in Durango at 2.7% (Mexico 2.7%; 12th highest of 32), with 860,551 people in work and labour force participation of 60.8%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many people work in Durango?
About 878,505 people in Durango were working in April to June 2026 and 26,356 were unemployed. 60.7% of residents aged 15 and over were in the labour force (12th highest of 32; Mexico 59.1%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many workers in Durango are informal?
55.5% of employed people in Durango worked informally in April to June 2026 (without social security through their job or in unregistered businesses), against 55.1% nationally; 15th highest of 32. A year earlier the rate was 51.2%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyIs informal work in Durango falling?
Labour informality in Durango was 55.5% in April to June 2026, up 5.2 percentage points on the same quarter of 2019 (50.3%) and down 0.6 percentage points on 2005 (56.2%), when INEGI's quarterly series begins.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Durango?
In April to June 2026, 60.1% of workers in Durango had no access to health services through their work, 66.4% were salaried employees, and 16.7% worked in manufacturing; 12.8% worked in farming, livestock, forestry or fishing.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyWhat is the average wage in Durango?
Employed people in Durango earned an average of 69.86 pesos per hour worked in April to June 2026 (Mexico 70.26 pesos; 16th highest of 32), and worked an average of 40.2 hours a week (Mexico 41.5).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyWhat is the average household income in Durango?
Average current income per household in Durango was 69,589 pesos a quarter in 2024 (about 23,196 pesos a month), against 77,864 pesos for Mexico, according to INEGI's ENIGH household survey; 13th lowest of 32.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyIs household income rising in Durango?
At constant 2024 prices, average household income in Durango was up 10.0% on 2022 and up 14.7% on 2016 (Mexico up 10.8% since 2016).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyWhat is the income per person in Durango?
Income per person in Durango averaged 19,703 pesos a quarter in 2024 (Mexico 23,217 pesos; 11th lowest of 32). The richest tenth of people had 13.1 times the average income of the poorest tenth.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow unequal is income in Durango?
The Gini coefficient of income per person in Durango was 0.376 in 2024 (Mexico 0.417), 10th least unequal of 32; in 2016 it was 0.402.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow much do households in Durango spend?
The 537,125 households of Durango spent an average of 53,818 pesos a quarter on current consumption in 2024 (Mexico 61,309 pesos); 32.8% of their cash spending went on food, drink and tobacco (Mexico 37.7%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow Durango compares with other states
GDP at current prices, 2024 (2024)
Durango ranks 24 of 32, highest first.
| Rank | Region | GDP at current prices, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Chiapas | 530.9 billion pesos |
| 22 | Campeche | 523.0 billion pesos |
| 23 | Quintana Roo | 515.7 billion pesos |
| 24 | Durango | 454.7 billion pesos |
| 25 | Aguascalientes | 435.9 billion pesos |
| 26 | Guerrero | 432.0 billion pesos |
| 27 | Morelos | 353.7 billion pesos |
GDP per person, 2024 (GDP / CONAPO mid-2024 population) (2024)
Durango ranks 17 of 32, highest first.
| Rank | Region | GDP per person, 2024 (GDP / CONAPO mid-2024 population) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Tamaulipas | 271,128 pesos |
| 15 | San Luis Potosi | 264,089 pesos |
| 16 | Quintana Roo | 250,180 pesos |
| 17 | Durango | 237,589 pesos |
| 18 | Guanajuato | 234,605 pesos |
| 19 | Sinaloa | 224,616 pesos |
| 20 | Yucatan | 220,933 pesos |
Real GDP growth, 2024 (2024)
Durango ranks 1 of 32, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Real GDP growth, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durango | 5.3% |
| 2 | Oaxaca | 5.1% |
| 3 | Zacatecas | 4.8% |
| 4 | Yucatan | 4.2% |
| 5 | Puebla | 4.1% |
| 6 | Guanajuato | 4.1% |
| 7 | Baja California Sur | 3.8% |
Real GDP growth, 2018-2024 (cumulative) (2018-2024)
Durango ranks 13 of 32, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Real GDP growth, 2018-2024 (cumulative) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Veracruz | 6.7% |
| 11 | Jalisco | 6.3% |
| 12 | Sonora | 5.4% |
| 13 | Durango | 5.4% |
| 14 | Zacatecas | 5.3% |
| 15 | Mexico City | 5.2% |
| 16 | Tamaulipas | 4.8% |
Manufacturing share of gross value added, 2024 (2024)
Durango ranks 17 of 32, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Manufacturing share of gross value added, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | State of Mexico | 22.7% |
| 15 | Morelos | 22.0% |
| 16 | Jalisco | 22.0% |
| 17 | Durango | 19.1% |
| 18 | Veracruz | 15.2% |
| 19 | Zacatecas | 14.2% |
| 20 | Oaxaca | 12.2% |
Unemployment rate, Q2 2026 (Q2 2026)
Durango ranks 10 of 32, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, Q2 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | San Luis Potosi | 3.2% |
| 8 | State of Mexico | 3.1% |
| 9 | Sinaloa | 3.1% |
| 10 | Durango | 2.9% |
| 11 | Baja California | 2.9% |
| 12 | Sonora | 2.8% |
| 13 | Campeche | 2.7% |
Labour force participation rate (age 15+), Q2 2026 (Q2 2026)
Durango ranks 12 of 32, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Labour force participation rate (age 15+), Q2 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Puebla | 61.2% |
| 10 | Oaxaca | 61.2% |
| 11 | Queretaro | 60.8% |
| 12 | Durango | 60.7% |
| 13 | Guanajuato | 60.7% |
| 14 | Nuevo Leon | 60.7% |
| 15 | Chihuahua | 60.3% |
Labour informality rate (TIL1), Q2 2026 (Q2 2026)
Durango ranks 15 of 32, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Labour informality rate (TIL1), Q2 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Zacatecas | 61.2% |
| 13 | Yucatan | 59.1% |
| 14 | Nayarit | 58.9% |
| 15 | Durango | 55.5% |
| 16 | State of Mexico | 55.3% |
| 17 | San Luis Potosi | 54.9% |
| 18 | Guanajuato | 54.8% |
Average income per hour worked, employed people, Q2 2026 (Q2 2026)
Durango ranks 16 of 32, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average income per hour worked, employed people, Q2 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Queretaro | 73.86 pesos |
| 14 | Yucatan | 73.81 pesos |
| 15 | Aguascalientes | 72.94 pesos |
| 16 | Durango | 69.86 pesos |
| 17 | Jalisco | 67.78 pesos |
| 18 | San Luis Potosi | 67.25 pesos |
| 19 | Guanajuato | 67.09 pesos |
Average quarterly current income per household, 2024 (2024)
Durango ranks 20 of 32, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average quarterly current income per household, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Guanajuato | 74,545 pesos |
| 18 | State of Mexico | 74,162 pesos |
| 19 | San Luis Potosi | 73,205 pesos |
| 20 | Durango | 69,589 pesos |
| 21 | Michoacan | 68,234 pesos |
| 22 | Campeche | 66,236 pesos |
| 23 | Morelos | 66,195 pesos |
Average quarterly current income per person, 2024 (2024)
Durango ranks 22 of 32, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average quarterly current income per person, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Guanajuato | 21,058 pesos |
| 20 | Morelos | 20,262 pesos |
| 21 | Michoacan | 19,940 pesos |
| 22 | Durango | 19,703 pesos |
| 23 | Tabasco | 19,294 pesos |
| 24 | Campeche | 19,258 pesos |
| 25 | Hidalgo | 17,844 pesos |
Gini coefficient of income per person, 2024 (2024)
Durango ranks 23 of 32, highest first. Gini coefficient: 0 means everyone has the same income, 1 means one person has all of it.
| Rank | Region | Gini coefficient of income per person, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Colima | 0.378 |
| 21 | Nayarit | 0.378 |
| 22 | State of Mexico | 0.378 |
| 23 | Durango | 0.376 |
| 24 | Hidalgo | 0.370 |
| 25 | Sonora | 0.369 |
| 26 | Guanajuato | 0.363 |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Encuesta Nacional de Ingresos y Gastos de los Hogares (ENIGH) 2024, nueva serie, tables by federal entity: 1.3 (households), 2.1 and 2.3 (average quarterly current income per household and per person, deciles and Gini, 2016-2024 at constant 2024 prices), 4.5 (household spending by category), 6.1 (income and spending per household), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 70b3c7ea2dc8…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Encuesta Nacional de Ocupacion y Empleo (ENOE): strategic indicators of occupation and employment, April-June 2026, national and federal entity tables, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ad9d2139d9ee…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Encuesta Nacional de Ocupacion y Empleo (ENOE): strategic indicators of occupation and employment, April-June 2025, national and federal entity tables, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8e9948078b2c…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): ENOE, informalidad laboral: quarterly labour informality and informal-sector rates by federal entity and sex, 2005-2026 (Tasas_Infor_enti-1.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d940bbd2871c…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Producto Interno Bruto por Entidad Federativa (PIBE), base year 2018, series 2003-2024 (2024 revised): tables PIBE_2 (GDP), PIBE_4 (gross value added), PIBE_5, PIBE_12 and PIBE_31 (primary, secondary and tertiary activities), PIBE_13 and PIBE_14 (mining, oil mining), PIBE_18 (manufacturing), PIBE_44 (accommodation and food services), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c2de99570137…)
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