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Philippine FDI rebounds strong in April, highest in three months

Published Jul 10, 2025 12:19 pm  |  Updated Jul 10, 2025 05:29 pm

At A Glance

  • Net inflows of brick-and-mortar foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Philippines increased to $610 million in April, the highest in three months, driven by larger investments in the manufacturing sector from Japan.
Net inflows of brick-and-mortar foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Philippines increased to $610 million in April, the highest in three months, driven by larger investments in the manufacturing sector from Japan.
Net FDI inflows climbed by 7.1 percent from $570 million in April last year, according to the preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Historically, the FDI at the start of the second quarter was the highest since February’s $731 million.
“FDI into the Philippines remained positive in April 2025, with inflows from Japan and into manufacturing taking the lead,” the BSP said in a statement released on Thursday, July 10.
In particular, the increase resulted from higher net investments of nonresident investors, surging by 24.3 percent annually. Nonresidents’ net investments in the country’s debt papers climbed to $522 million from $420 million.
Reinvestment of earnings also expanded by 3.3 percent to $84 million from $82 million.
Meanwhile, nonresidents’ net investments in equity capital—other than reinvestment of earnings—fell by 94.1 percent from $68 million to $4 million.
Japan emerged as the top source of equity capital placements in April, accounting for 32 percent of the total. It was followed by the United States (US) with 18 percent, Singapore and South Korea with 13 percent each, and Taiwan with nine percent.

Manufacturing accounted for the largest share of investments in April at 47 percent—nearly half of the total. It was followed by financial and insurance activities and real estate, each receiving 16 percent, while the remaining 20 percent went to other industries.

Despite the positive trend in April FDI, net inflows for the first four months declined by 33.4 percent to $2.4 billion from the $3.6 billion recorded in the same period a year ago. This continued the decline in the first quarter.

Measured against the Philippines’ FDI target of $10 billion this year, the four-month total now stands at 24 percent. This year’s target is higher than last year’s $8.93 billion in attracted investments.

FDI refers to cross-border investments where a nonresident investor owns at least 10 percent equity in a local enterprise, and may take the form of equity capital, reinvested earnings, or intercompany borrowings.

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