Asia ยท PHP ยท Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
๐ต๐ญPhilippines
Philippinesโ $487B economy grew 4.4% in 2025; the IMF projects 3.4% for 2026. Inflation is 6.2% (Aug 2026) against a 5.00% policy rate.
$487B
GDP in 2025, current US dollars ยท #34 of 56 tracked economies
4.4%
Real GDP growth in 2025; IMF projects 3.4% for 2026
6.2%
Consumer-price inflation, year on year, Aug 2026
5.00%
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas policy rate, ยฑ0 bp over 12 months
Unemployment ยท 2025
4.2%
0.4 ppvs 2024
Government debt
59.1%
2.5 ppof GDP, vs last year
Current account
-3.3%
Deficit ยท % of GDP
Population
114M
GDP per capita $4.3K
Scorecard
Philippines among 56 tracked economies
Marker = percentile. Right is better where a better direction exists; for population and rates, right is higher.
- GDP$487B#34/56
- Growth4.4%#16/56
- Per capita$4.3K#48/56
- Inflation6.2%#11/56
- Jobless4.2%#31/50
- Debt/GDP59.1%#32/56
- Budget-4.5%#37/56
- Curr. acct-3.3%#52/56
- Policy rate5.00%#12/45
- Population114M#12/56
Peers
Growth across Asia
Real GDP growth, 2025
- 1๐น๐ผTaiwan8.8%
- 2๐ป๐ณVietnam8.0%
- 3๐ฎ๐ณIndia7.8%
- 4๐ฆ๐ชUnited Arab Emirates6.2%
- 5๐ฒ๐พMalaysia5.2%
- 6๐ฎ๐ฉIndonesia5.1%
- 7๐จ๐ณChina5.0%
- 8๐ธ๐ฌSingapore5.0%
- 9๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia4.6%
- 10๐ต๐ญPhilippines4.4%
- 11๐ญ๐ฐHong Kong SAR3.6%
- 12๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael3.5%
- 13๐ง๐ฉBangladesh3.5%
- 14๐ต๐ฐPakistan3.2%
- 15๐น๐ญThailand2.4%
- 16๐ฏ๐ตJapan1.2%
- 17๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea1.1%
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (annual, projections from 2026) ยท BIS policy rates, CPI & FX (monthly, through Sep 2026) ยท World Bank WDI (trade, sectors, FDI, urbanisation)
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