National Development Plan (PND)

The National Development Plan (PND) is the guiding document that sets out the Mexican government's vision and strategies for promoting social welfare, economic growth and environmental sustainability over the medium and long term.

Drawn up every six-year term (sexenio), it brings together public policies, priority investments and concrete actions to achieve the goals of the federal government. The current plan is the National Development Plan 2025-2030, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on 15 April 2025 by the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Structure and strategic priorities

The PND 2025-2030 is organised around four general pillars and three cross-cutting priorities. The pillars include governance with justice and citizen participation, development with welfare and humanism, a moral economy and labour, and sustainable development. The cross-cutting priorities cover substantive equality and women's rights, public innovation for technological development, and the rights of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities.

Each priority defines specific objectives, lines of action and performance indicators, which makes it possible to measure progress on the policies implemented.

Relevance for the country

The National Development Plan is essential for aligning public resources and institutional capacities around shared goals. It establishes the roadmap that federal agencies follow and serves as a reference for state and municipal governments. It also shapes the preparation of the annual budgets, ensuring that the government's priorities are reflected in the allocation of funds.

From a sustainability perspective, the plan's sustainable-development pillar drives the energy transition, the conservation of natural resources, water management and adaptation to climate change, and promotes collaboration with the private sector and civil society to address Mexico's structural challenges.

Implementation challenges

Although the National Development Plan sets clear objectives, its implementation can face obstacles such as:

• Lack of continuity: changes of administration can shift priorities and affect the execution of long-term plans.
• Budget constraints: not every strategy has sufficient funding.
• Inter-agency coordination: the large number of agencies involved calls for effective communication and strong alignment.

Even so, the PND offers opportunities for innovation in public policy and for citizen participation, by incorporating feedback from different sectors to improve outcomes.

A plan for integral progress

The National Development Plan provides the navigation route for Mexico's integral progress. By setting priorities for social development, economic growth and sustainability, it guides government action and provides certainty for investors and citizens. Its success depends on the ability of institutions to coordinate, adapt to changing needs and ensure the continuity of projects throughout the six-year term.

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