Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Philippines
Philippines: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 2.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
119th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2017
All-time low
0.5%
in 2010
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Philippines, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 2.0% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Philippines peaked at 3.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 119th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -45.8% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +117.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -73.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +148.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +36.9% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -60.6% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +59.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -56.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +66.8% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +43.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +46.6% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +41.2% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +61.2% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 83% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 2.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 116 Solomon Islands 2.1% compare
- 117 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.1% compare
- 118 Tajikistan 2.1% compare
- 120 Caribbean 1.9% compare
- 121 Eritrea 1.9% compare
- 122 Romania 1.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Philippines
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -22.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 33.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5964 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 24.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Philippines?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Philippines was 2.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Philippines ranks 119th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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