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The country approved a total of P1.92 trillion in investments in 2025, down 2% from the P1.96 trillion recorded in 2024 due to lower foreign investments
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Of the total, 85.8% or P1.650 trillion were investments from Filipinos while P272.376 billion were foreign investments
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Filipino investments grew 17.1% while foreign investments dropped 50%
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Bulk of the total investments in 2025 were approved in the fourth quarter at P1.1 trillion, a surge of 193.8% from P374 billion in the same quarter in 2024
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For the fourth quarter, investments from Filipinos grew 215% to P994.441 billion while foreign investments were up 79.1% to P103.33 billion
The country approved a total of P1.92 trillion in investments in 2025, down 2% from the P1.96 trillion recorded in 2024 due to lower foreign investments, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
Of the total, 85.8% or P1.650 trillion were investments from Filipinos while P272.376 billion were foreign investments.
Filipino investments grew 17.1% to P1.650 trillion in 2025 from the P1.409 trillion approved in 2024. Foreign investments, on the other hand, dropped 50% to P272.376 billion from P546.190 billion in 2024.
Approved investments whose projects are classified under the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply industry reached P991.61 billion, accounting for 51.6% of the total.
This was followed by real estate activities with P327.45 billion (17%), transportation and storage with P230.71 billion (12%), and manufacturing with P215.38 billion (11.2%).
Bulk of the total investments in 2025 were approved in the fourth quarter, which recorded P1.1 trillion, a surge of 193.8% from the P374 billion reported in the same quarter in 2024.
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply industry projects continued to have the largest share, accounting for P557.41 billion or 50.8% of the total in the fourth quarter. This was followed by real estate activities with P234.88 billion (21.4%), and transportation and storage with P141.05 billion (12.8%).
Of the total in the fourth quarter, investments from Filipinos contributed P994.441 billion or 90.6% of the total, and 215% higher than the P316.002 billion approved in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Approved foreign investments in the fourth quarter, meanwhile, reached P103.33 billion, up 79.1% from the P 57.70 billion recorded in the same period of 2024.
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Six out of 13 investment promotion agencies (IPAs) reported foreign investments approvals in the fourth quarter, namely, the Board of Investments, Bangsamoro–Board of Investments, Clark International Airport Corp., Philippine Economic Zone Authority, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, and Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority.
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By country of origin, the Netherlands registered the most amount of foreign investment pledges contributing P33.05 billion or 32% of the total approved in the fourth quarter. Japan followed with P17.88 billion (17.3%), and Singapore with P17.66 billion (17.1%).
In terms of industry, the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply pulled the largest share of foreign investments amounting to P49.41 billion (47.8%), followed by the manufacturing industry with P34.68 billion (33.6%), and information and communication industry with P4.76 billion (4.6%).
Among the regions, CALABARZON received the highest share of foreign investment pledges, amounting to P46.85 billion or 45.3% of the total. It was followed by Central Luzon with P35.36 billion (34.2%), then Negros Island Region with P7.79 billion (7.5%).
