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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2007-11-16</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000863900</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>MEXICO EQUITY &amp; INCOME FUND INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MXE</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001067621</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>60 HERITAGE DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PLEASANTVILLE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10570</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Preferred Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-11-16</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>26425</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>39.15</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>26425</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>54775</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The reported securities were tendered by Opportunity Income Plus LP, a limited partnership; Opportunity Partners L.P., a
 limited partnership; and Full Value Partners LP, a limited partnership, pursuant to the terms of a Tender Offer Statement
 filed by the Issuer on October 22, 2007. The Reporting Person is the President of Kimball &amp; Winthrop, Inc., the investment
 advisor for Opportunity Partners L.P., which has sole voting and dispositive power. The Reporting Person is a Managing
 Member of Spar Advisors LLC, the general partner of Opportunity Income Plus LP, which has sole voting and dispositive power.
 (continued in Footnote 2)</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On November 16, 2007 Opportunity Income Plus LP tendered 2,327 shares of the Preferred Stock of the Issuer at a price of
 $39.15 per share, Opportunity Partners L.P. tendered 12,049 shares of the Preferred Stock of the Issuer at a price of $39.15
 per share and Full Value Partners LP tendered 12,049 shares of the Preferred Stock of the Issuer at a price of $39.15 per
 share. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned by  Opportunity Income Plus LP,
 Opportunity Partners L.P. and Full Value Partners LP.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Each share of Preferred Stock will be automatically converted into one share of Common Stock upon the occurrence of the event
 described in footnote 4.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">In the event the Put Warrant Program (as described in Form 497 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
 &quot;SEC&quot;) on November 17, 2005) is approved by the SEC and upon the anticipated issuance of put warrants by the Issuer, all
 issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock will automatically convert into Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">None.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Phillip Goldstein</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-12-26</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
