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The country’s domestic trade reached 60.19 million tons amounting to P3.34 trillion in 2025, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority
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Of the total, 31.89 million tons or 53% were traded via water transport, followed by road transport with 28.28 million tons (47%), and air transport with 23,726.37 tons (0.04%)
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In terms of value, road transport accounted for the biggest share of P1.80 trillion, followed by water transport with P1.53 trillion
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The volume and value of commodities traded through water improved in 2025 while it was the opposite for commodities traded through air
The country’s domestic trade reached 60.19 million tons amounting to P3.34 trillion in 2025, according to preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Of the total, 31.89 million tons or 53% were traded by water transport, followed by road transport with 28.28 million tons or 47%, and air transport with 23,726.37 tons or 0.04%.
PSA noted that the preliminary report on domestic trade for 2025 is not comparable with 2024’s 29.997 million tons because previous reports did not include movement through road transport. PSA started including road transport only in its 2025 reports.
For water transport though, the 2025 volume was 6.4% higher than the 29.96 million tons handled in 2024.
Commodities traded through air transport, on the other hand, declined 28% from 32,954.24 tons recorded in 2024.
In terms of value, commodities traded through road transport accounted for the biggest share of P1.80 trillion or 54% of the total.
Commodities traded through water transport followed with P1.53 trillion or a share of 45.9%, and was a 17% increase from the P1.31 trillion registered in 2024.
Commodities traded by air were valued at P2.38 billion in 2025, indicating a 4.8% decline from P2.50 billion in 2024.
Across regions, CALABARZON had the highest outflow volume of traded commodities with 11.76 million tons, accounting for a 19.5% share to the total in 2025.
Central Luzon followed with 11.49 million tons (19.1%), and the National Capital Region (NCR) with 8.45 million tons (14%).
Zamboanga Peninsula, on the other hand, recorded the lowest outflow volume of 0.14 million tons (0.2%) during the period.
In terms of inflow volume, NCR led with 12.79 million tons or a 21.2% to the total volume of domestic trade in 2025.
This was followed by Central Visayas with an inflow volume of 6.47 million tons (10.75%) and CALABARZON with 6.46 million tons (10.74%).
Recording the lowest inflow volume last year was Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) with 0.25 million tons (0.4%).
The top three regions with favorable trade balances in 2025 in terms of volume were Central Luzon, CALABARZON, and Northern Mindanao.
In contrast, NCR, SOCCSKSARGEN, and Zamboanga Peninsula had negative trade balances in 2025.
In terms of value, CALABARZON recorded the highest outflow amounting to P714.85 billion or 21.4% of the total value of domestic trade in 2025.
NCR came next with P556.21 billion (16.7%), and Northern Mindanao with P547.21 billion (16.4%) worth of traded commodities. Zamboanga Peninsula, meanwhile, registered the lowest outflow value of P8.67 billion (0.3%) during the period.
NCR, on the other hand, posted the highest inflow at P655.89 billion or 19.6% of the total for the period.
In second was Central Visayas with P438.98 billion (13.15%) and CALABARZON with P437.45 billion (13.10%).
BARMM still recorded the lowest inflow value, which amounted to P11.68 billion (0.3%) during 2025.
