Foreign Investment in Mexico Rises 10.5 Percent

According to the Associated Press, Mexico’s Economy Department reported that investment in the country totaled $4.79 billion in the first three months of 2011 -- up 10.5 percent from the same period in 2010.

The United States accounted for 85 percent of foreign direct investment in Mexico in 2010. Switzerland came in second at nearly 8 percent, followed by Canada and Spain at more than 2 percent each.