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ARTICLE · 12 JANUARY 2026

Increase To The UMA Value Announced For 2026

On January 8, 2026, Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography published the new values for the Updated Metric Unit ("Unidad de Medida y Actualización," or "UMA") that will take effect on February 1, 2026...

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On January 8, 2026, Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography published the new values for the Updated Metric Unit (“Unidad de Medida y Actualización,” or “UMA”) that will take effect on February 1, 2026, as provided by Article 5 of the Law to determine the value of the UMA. The UMA serves as the basis to calculate the payments, obligations, or penalties that are owed to the government, whether under federal or state law. Its updated value is published on an annual basis.

The values of the UMA for 2026 will be as follows:

Year

Daily

Monthly

Annual

2026

$117.31 MXN

$3,566.22 MXN

$42,794.64 MXN

The variation from the 2025 UMA is +3.69%.

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