FDI into the Philippines Sank to Decade Low

Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Philippines plunged by 44.1% year-on-year to USD 689 million in July 2026. The decline was driven by lower net inflows in net equity capital investments other than reinvestment of earnings and net debt instruments, dropping 55.5% and 49.1%, respectively, which more than offset the 39.9% increase in reinvestment of earnings. In the first seven months of the year, net FDI inflows decreased by 23.9% to USD 4.07 billion, reflecting lower net inflows across all major FDI components, such as net equity capital investments other than reinvestment of earnings (-6.9%), reinvestment of earnings (-14.2%), and net debt instruments (-30.6%).Capital placements came primarily from Japan, the United States, and Singapore. These funds were channeled largely into the manufacturing, financial and insurance, and real estate industries.

Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Philippines rose by 35.1% year-on-year to USD 447 million in June 2026. The increase was driven by higher reinvestment of earnings (+43.1%), net equity other than reinvestment of earnings (+8.9%), and net debt instruments (+24.2%). In the first half of 2026, net FDI inflows decreased by 17.8% to USD 3.38 billion, as reinvestment of earnings declined by 19.4% and net debt instruments fell 25.8%, partially offset by a 59.4% increase in net equity other than reinvestment of earnings. Capital placements came primarily from Japan, the United States, and Singapore. These funds were channeled largely into the manufacturing, financial and insurance, and real estate industries.

Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Philippines sank by 64.7% year-on-year to a more than decade-low of USD 210 million in May 2026. The decline was driven by lower net investments in debt instruments and reinvestment of earnings, which more than offset the increase in net equity capital investments other than reinvestment of earnings. In the first five months of 2026, net FDI inflows fell 33.4% year-on-year to USD 2.18 billion, as net investments in debt instruments dropped 49.5% to USD 1.25 billion and reinvested earnings declined 9.7% to USD 383 million, outweighing a 17.4% increase in equity capital investments to USD 925 million. Equity capital placements were sourced mainly from Japan, the United States, and Singapore and were directed primarily to the manufacturing, financial and insurance, and real estate sectors.