FDI into the Philippines Declines in February

2026-05-12 00:30 By Judith Sib-at 1 min. read

Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Philippines declined by 31% year-on-year to USD 0.6 billion in February 2026.

The drop was mainly due to a sharp fall in debt instruments (-39.1%), which more than offset increases in equity and investment fund shares (0.6%) and reinvestment of earnings (12.0%).

The US was the leading source of FDIs, while corporations engaged in financial and insurance activities received the largest share of inflows during the month.

For the January-February period, net FDI inflows totaled USD 1.0 billion, down 34.8% from USD 1.6 billion recorded in the same period a year earlier.

During this period, equity capital placements mainly came from Japan, the US, and Singapore, and were largely channeled into the manufacturing, financial and insurance, and real estate sectors.



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