General profile: Philippines

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
113.880 Millions
49.255 PHP/US$
388 587 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 298 170 km²
3.93 %
4.25 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+16.8 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
41 255
51 498
58 827
74 618
Merchandise imports
49 487
58 468
74 750
124 386
Merchandise trade balance
-8 233
-6 970
-15 922
-49 769
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
4 %4 %80 %80 %7 %7 %9 %9 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
11 85911 53110 7229 9324 19511 85911 53110 7229 9324 195
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
8 611
17 782
29 065
33 627
Services imports
6 463
12 017
23 610
19 453
Services trade balance
2 148
5 765
5 455
14 174
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
10.9
7.6
6.7
4.7
Travel
26.6
14.9
18.1
1.8
Other services
62.1
77.0
74.9
78.5
TRADE INDICES
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10810811610611410110089837670866878939184918178717096100989699104100938991919910195108110112112116112120122
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+4.2 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
107 420
208 369
306 446
388 587
GDP per capita, current US$
1 245
2 202
2 974
3 412
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
4.94
7.33
6.35
4.25
Current account balance, % of GDP
1.85
3.45
2.37
-1.78
Exchange rate (/US$)
55.085
45.110
45.503
49.255
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
75.115.317.425.233.075.115.317.425.233.0
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.6 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
1 850.94
(j) 1 070.39
(j) 5 639.16
(j) 10 518.04
FDI outflows
981.05
(j) 2 712.17
(j) 5 539.51
(j) 2 401.77
Personal remittances, % of GDP
13.32
10.80
10.18
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
34 913.335 167.533 809.032 809.831 142.029 799.428 690.826 716.824 609.723 053.621 556.619 959.518 850.716 437.415 496.113 732.611 468.010 239.09 735.08 760.06 924.010 5186 8228 6719 94910 2568 2805 6395 7403 7373 2152 0071 0701 9901 5442 8242 9291 8516884911 5421952 240FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
-9.32
-5.42
-5.92
-10.42
Balance, % of imports
-22.91
-17.20
-20.12
-31.79
Normalized balance
-0.129
-0.094
-0.112
-0.189
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
5549596362555355515655585461647172
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 48%Urban 48%Rural 52%Rural 52%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.294 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
7 008
7 033
6 195
6 282
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
20.64
23.95
25.08
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
5 588 702
7 210 441
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
47.67
26.77
42.91
48.48
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
45.81
31.63
27.47
21.75
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
j
Asset/liability basis.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022