Latest period
$1.24B
YoY change
+56.2%
5Y CAGR
+40.3%
Peak year (2025)
$1.34B
Cumulative CapEx
$4.97B
CapEx history chart for MercadoLibre (MELI) from 2002 to 2025
Latest: $1.34B
CapEx growth chart for MercadoLibre (MELI) from 2002 to 2025
Latest: +56.2%
CapEx history table for MercadoLibre (MELI) from 2002 to 2025
| 2025 | $1.34B | +56.2% | +$483.00M | ||
| 2024 | $860.00M | +69.0% | +$351.00M | ||
| 2023 | $509.00M | +11.9% | +$54.00M | ||
| 2022 | $455.00M | -25.3% | −$154.50M | ||
| 2021 | $609.50M | +146.6% | +$362.36M | ||
| 2020 | $247.14M | +80.6% | +$110.27M | ||
| 2019 | $136.87M | +40.0% | +$39.12M | ||
| 2018 | $97.75M | +30.5% | +$22.87M | ||
| 2017 | $74.88M | -3.2% | −$2.49M | ||
| 2016 | $77.37M | +20.4% | +$13.09M | ||
| 2015 | $64.28M | +82.2% | +$28.99M | ||
| 2014 | $35.28M | -69.1% | −$78.93M | ||
| 2013 | $114.21M | +529.7% | +$96.08M | ||
| 2012 | $18.14M | -5.6% | −$1.07M | ||
| 2011 | $19.20M | +40.9% | +$5.57M | ||
| 2010 | $13.63M | +186.7% | +$8.88M | ||
| 2009 | $4.75M | -4.2% | −$209.38K | ||
| 2008 | $4.96M | +60.7% | +$1.88M | ||
| 2007 | $3.09M | +26.3% | +$643.64K | ||
| 2006 | $2.44M | +21.9% | +$439.32K | ||
| 2005 | $2.00M | +5.3% | +$100.22K | ||
| 2004 | $1.90M | +111.6% | +$1.00M | ||
| 2003 | $900.00K | — | +$900.00K | ||
| 2002 | $0.00 | — | — |
- 2025$1.34B+56.2%
- 2024$860.00M+69.0%
- 2023$509.00M+11.9%
- 2022$455.00M-25.3%
- 2021$609.50M+146.6%
- 2020$247.14M+80.6%
- 2019$136.87M+40.0%
- 2018$97.75M+30.5%
- 2017$74.88M-3.2%
- 2016$77.37M+20.4%
- 2015$64.28M+82.2%
- 2014$35.28M-69.1%
- 2013$114.21M+529.7%
- 2012$18.14M-5.6%
- 2011$19.20M+40.9%
- 2010$13.63M+186.7%
- 2009$4.75M-4.2%
- 2008$4.96M+60.7%
- 2007$3.09M+26.3%
- 2006$2.44M+21.9%
- 2005$2.00M+5.3%
- 2004$1.90M+111.6%
- 2003$900.00K—
- 2002$0.00—
CapEx values are taken from MercadoLibre's reported cash flow statements (interim 6-K and annual 20-F filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About CapEx at MercadoLibre (MELI)
According to MercadoLibre's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $1.24B. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of MercadoLibre (MELI) CapEx is $1.34B – surged 56.2% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), MercadoLibre CapEx delivered a +40.3% annualised rate; sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The record annual CapEx stands at $1.34B, reached in 2025; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 2002.
MercadoLibre Capital Expenditures by Year
MercadoLibre Capital Expenditures 2025: $1.34B
In 2025, MercadoLibre reported CapEx of $1.34B, surged 56.2% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
MercadoLibre Capital Expenditures 2024: $860.00M
MercadoLibre CapEx in 2024 was $860.00M, surged 69.0% from 2023.
MercadoLibre Capital Expenditures 2023: $509.00M
2023's CapEx for MercadoLibre came in at $509.00M, grew 11.9% from 2022.
MercadoLibre Capital Expenditures 2022: $455.00M
MercadoLibre posted CapEx of $455.00M in 2022, declined 25.3% below 2021.
MercadoLibre Capital Expenditures 2021: $609.50M
MercadoLibre CapEx in 2021 was $609.50M.
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Consumer Cyclical peers of MercadoLibre (MELI), ranked by their latest CapEx
| $131.82B | |
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| $8.53B | |
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| $1.96B | |
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