Share of imports that come from China in Philippines
Philippines: Share of imports that come from China was 28.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Philippines, 1948–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Philippines stood at 28.7%. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Philippines peaked at 28.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1957.
That places Philippines 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 4.0% | — |
| 1949 | 1.9% | -53.7% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -96.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -22.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +98.9% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | +143.4% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -83.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +55.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +138.0% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +981.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -42.9% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +74.8% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | +36.4% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +17.9% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +38.0% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -62.1% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | +256.7% |
| 1985 | 5.6% | +46.6% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -56.6% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +34.9% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -29.5% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -38.0% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | +34.6% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -32.6% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +38.8% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +66.5% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +62.3% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -32.9% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 28.7% | +11.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 28.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 28.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.4%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +981.8% | 0.1% | 1.4% |
| 1984 | +256.7% | 1.1% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 2.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 1.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 2.3% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 8.4% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 20.2% | 28.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 28 Chile 29.6% compare
- 29 Marshall Islands 29.2% compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 29.0% compare
- 32 Colombia 28.4% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 28.1% compare
- 34 Madagascar 27.8% 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 share of imports that come from china in Philippines?
- Share of imports that come from china in Philippines was 28.7% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1957.
- How does Philippines rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Philippines ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.