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Mexico’s Afores Reach 8.3 Trillion Pesos on 2025 Market Gains as Watchdog Confronts Record Jobless Withdrawals

Exceptional investment performance and higher mandatory contributions lifted balances and profits even as authorities move to shut down illicit intermediaries driving withdrawal surges.

Overview

  • Total assets climbed to about 8.3 trillion pesos, near 24% of GDP, after the system booked record investment gains of 1.14 trillion pesos in 2025, according to Consar.
  • Net profits for Afores rose 30% to 14,348 million pesos as firms benefited from market gains despite lower average commissions of about 0.55% in 2025 and a 0.54% cap set for 2026.
  • Unemployment withdrawals hit all-time highs of 39,118 million pesos across 1.94 million transactions, with Consar attributing much of the jump to illegal third-party facilitators and stepping up oversight and consumer warnings.
  • Industry concentration remains high, with Profuturo, XXI Banorte, SURA and Banamex managing roughly 70% of worker savings at year-end 2025.
  • Company results diverged sharply: Afore Azteca’s real profits doubled (+106%) and public PensionISSSTE rose +127.9%, while tax authorities separately move to collect at least 51 billion pesos from Grupo Salinas in January 2026.