Philippines GDP Growth Rate

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

0.4

Units In

1.5

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
7.9 Sep 2020	-15.3 Jun 2020	1.18 %	1998-2025	National Statistics Office of Philippines

The Philippines has a status of emerging economy. In recent years, the country has been steadily growing mainly due to inflow of foreign direct investment and remittances. The Philippines is the world’s largest center for business process outsourcing. The country also has a strong industrial sector based on the manufacturing of electronics and other high-tech components for overseas corporations. The Philippines is rich in natural resources; it has significant reserves of chromite, nickel, copper, coal and oil.

Latest Updates

The Philippine economy grew by 0.4% quarter-on-quarter in the three months to September 2025, easing from a 1.5% expansion in the previous period and falling short of expectations for a 0.8% increase. This marked the weakest growth since the contraction in Q2 2020, driven by slower household consumption growth (0.5% vs 1.1% in Q2). Contractions also persisted in government spending (-0.2% vs -2.3%) and fixed investments (-3.6% vs -0.5%). Meanwhile, net trade contributed positively, as exports rose 1.4% following a 0.4% drop in the prior period, while imports continued to decline by 0.7% after a 4.6% fall. Among major sectors, activity slowed in industry (0.1% vs 0.4%) and services (0.9% vs 1.9%), while output fell for the first time in a year in agriculture, forestry, and fishing (-2.9% vs 2.7%).