Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Philippines
Philippines: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Philippines, 1970–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 1.6% for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Philippines peaked at 3.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 1980.
That places Philippines 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -1973.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -82.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +1049.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | +61.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -19.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -58.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -94.3% |
| 1980 | -0.3% | -1382.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -247.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -91.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +633.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -90.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +36.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +988.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +117.4% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +167.0% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -46.5% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -64.1% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +428.9% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -19.7% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +136.4% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -30.4% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -16.8% |
| 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% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | -0.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | -0.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 6 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.281 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,172 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 13.52 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 56,374 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6442 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Philippines?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Philippines was 1.6% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 1980.
- How does Philippines rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Philippines ranks 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.