Net direct investment (FDI) in the Philippines dropped 39.8% year-on-year to USD 0.6 billion in October 2025, primarily driven by a sharp decline in debt instruments (-50.7%). Meanwhile, the decrease was partly tempered by increases recorded from net inflows of equity capital (17.1%) and reinvestment of earnings (11.3%). Equity capital placements during the month mainly originated from Japan, the United States, and Singapore, with investments largely directed toward manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, and real estate. Considering the January to October period, net FDI reached USD 6.2 billion, sharply lower by 24.5% from the USD 8.2 billion recorded over the same period last year. source: Bangko Sentral NG Pilipinas

Foreign Direct Investment in Philippines increased by 642 USD Million in October of 2025. Foreign Direct Investment in Philippines averaged 488.42 USD Million from 2005 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 2662.00 USD Million in December of 2021 and a record low of -396.00 USD Million in June of 2007. This page provides - Philippines Foreign Direct Investment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Philippines Foreign Direct Investment - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Foreign Direct Investment in Philippines increased by 642 USD Million in October of 2025. Foreign Direct Investment in Philippines is expected to be 610.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Philippines Foreign Direct Investment is projected to trend around 540.00 USD Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-10 03:15 AM
Foreign Direct Investment
Sep $0.3B $0.5B $ 0.51B
2026-01-13 01:00 AM
Foreign Direct Investment
Oct $0.6B $0.3B $0.9B
2026-02-12 01:00 AM
Foreign Direct Investment
Nov $0.6B $0.7B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Capital Flows 10.25 7.90 USD Million Sep 2025
Current Account -926.54 -931.15 USD Million Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP -3.80 -2.80 percent of GDP Dec 2024
External Debt 137628.30 125393.69 USD Million Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment 642.00 320.00 USD Million Oct 2025
Cash Remittances 2909687.00 3171273.00 USD Thousand Nov 2025


Philippines Foreign Direct Investment
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
642.00 320.00 2662.00 -396.00 2005 - 2025 USD Million Monthly
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FDI into the Philippines Slips 39.8% in October
Net direct investment (FDI) in the Philippines dropped 39.8% year-on-year to USD 0.6 billion in October 2025, primarily driven by a sharp decline in debt instruments (-50.7%). Meanwhile, the decrease was partly tempered by increases recorded from net inflows of equity capital (17.1%) and reinvestment of earnings (11.3%). Equity capital placements during the month mainly originated from Japan, the United States, and Singapore, with investments largely directed toward manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, and real estate. Considering the January to October period, net FDI reached USD 6.2 billion, sharply lower by 24.5% from the USD 8.2 billion recorded over the same period last year.
2026-01-13
FDI into the Philippines Drop 25.8% in September
Net direct investment (FDI) in the Philippines dropped by 25.8% year-on-year to USD 0.3 billion in September 2025. This marked the lowest level of net inflows since April 2020, primarily driven by a sharp decline in debt instruments (-40.7%) and the reinvestment of earnings (-2.1%). Meanwhile, the decrease was tempered by a significant increase recorded from net inflows in equity capital (378.2%). Equity capital replacements during the month mainly originated from Japan, the United States, and Singapore, with investments directed largely toward manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, and real estate. Considering the January to September period, net FDI reached USD 5.5 billion, sharply lower by 22.2% compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. In the first three quarters of 2025, net FDI inflows totaled 1.6% of the country’s GDP.
2025-12-10
FDI into the Philippines Sinks 40.5% YoY in August
Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Philippines sank 40.5% year-on-year to USD 0.5 billion in August 2025. The sharp decline was primarily due to debt instruments (-73.8%), while reinvestment of earnings also registered a decrease (-3.6%). In contrast, there is a notable gain in equity capital (121%). For the first eight months of 2025, most equity capital placements originated from Japan, the United States, Singapore, and South Korea. These investments were primarily directed toward the manufacturing sector which accounted for the largest share, followed by wholesale and retail trade, as well as real estate. On a cumulative basis, FDI net inflows declined by 22.5%, from USD 6.7 billion in January–August 2024 to USD 5.2 billion in the same period of 2025.
2025-11-13