Philippines: Imports, billion dollars

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 Philippines

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 196.02
 Year 2025
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1981 - 2025
 Average 62.24
 Min - Max 5.50 - 196.02
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2025 is 196.02 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 185.25 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 194.26 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for the Philippines from 1981 to 2025 is 62.24 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 5.5 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1986 while the maximum of 196.02 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2025. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Philippines: Imports, billion dollars
 2025 196.02
 2024 185.25
 2023 178.24
 2022 178.09
 2021 148.70
 2020 119.26
 2019 152.46
 2018 145.50




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Trade openness 66.79 2025 percent
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 Growth of exports 8.24 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 40.24 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 196.02 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.60 2025 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 9.40 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities -86.78 2024 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -3.34 2025 percent
 Current account, in dollars -16.29 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -13.69 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -54.99 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 110.93 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 8.73 2024 percent
 Remittances 41,559.64 2025 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -346.43 2025 million USD
 External debt 28.87 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 15.72 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 19.72 2024 percent
 External debt in foreign currencies 96.98 2024 percent
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