“FDI into the Philippines remained positive in April 2025, with inflows from Japan and into manufacturing taking the lead,” BSP said in a press statement.
The BSP attributed the rise mainly to a 24.3 per cent year-over-year (YoY) increase in non-residents’ net investments in debt instruments, which reached $522 million. Reinvestment of earnings also edged up to $84 million from $82 million. However, equity capital placements—excluding reinvested earnings—fell sharply by 94.1 per cent, dropping from $68 million to just $4 million.
Japan emerged as the top contributor of equity capital, accounting for 32 per cent of total placements. It was followed by the United States (18 per cent), Singapore and South Korea (13 per cent each), and Taiwan (9 per cent). In terms of sectoral allocation, manufacturing attracted the largest share at 47 per cent, followed by financial and insurance activities and real estate, each drawing 16 per cent.
Despite April’s positive performance, FDI net inflows for the January–April period fell by 33.4 per cent to $2.4 billion, compared to $3.6 billion in the same period last year. This places the Philippines at 24 per cent of its $10 billion FDI target for 2025, which exceeds last year’s full-year inflow of $8.93 billion.
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