Refugees
1,974refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
6,895from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Philippines
The Philippines has 117 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $487 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of the soybeans it uses (FAOSTAT, 2024) and 97% of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 117 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$487billion32nd of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population117million14th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$4,171125th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP1.3% of GDP95th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person1.5t143rd of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
The Philippines imports all of the soybeans it uses and 97% of the oil it uses.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports 97% of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq |
| Natural gas | Imports some | Imports 50% of the gas it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Nigeria, Australia, Malaysia |
| Wheat | Not reported by this source | – | |
| Maize | Imports some | Imports 19% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Argentina, Vietnam, Indonesia |
| Rice | Imports some | Imports 27% of the rice it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Vietnam, Thailand |
| Soybeans | Imports most | Imports all of the soybeans it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | United States, Argentina |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports 64% of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Canada, Laos, Jordan |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports 68% of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | China, Vietnam, Indonesia |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: South Korea, 42% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | South Korea, Israel, United States |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: China, 21% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | China, South Korea, Taiwan |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports 97% of the oil it uses
Main partners: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- Natural gasImports some
Imports 50% of the gas it uses Preliminary
Main partners: Nigeria, Australia, Malaysia
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- Wheat
Not reported by this source
- MaizeImports some
Imports 19% of the maize it uses
Main partners: Argentina, Vietnam, Indonesia
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports some
Imports 27% of the rice it uses
Main partners: Vietnam, Thailand
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansImports most
Imports all of the soybeans it uses
Main partners: United States, Argentina
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports 64% of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Canada, Laos, Jordan
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports 68% of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: China, Vietnam, Indonesia
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: South Korea, 42% of imports
Main partners: South Korea, Israel, United States
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: China, 21% of imports
Main partners: China, South Korea, Taiwan
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
The Philippines’ economy produced $487 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth4.4%2025 · 60th of 186 · World Bank
Inflation1.7%2025 · 120th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment2.2%2025 · 161st of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$106billion2024 · 27th of 164 · World Bank
Trade66% of GDP2024 · 109th of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$8.12billion2025 · 42nd of 200 · World Bank
People
The Philippines had 117 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
The Philippines’ population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman1.922023 · 120th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age25.32023 · 162nd of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over5.7%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Technology and space
Satellites owned in the Philippines numbered 3 at the end of 2026.
AI compute share0%2025 · 34th of 36 · Epoch AI
Climate and hazards
The Philippines emitted 175 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
The Philippines’ CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions175Mt2024 · 32nd of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person1.5t2024 · 143rd of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17503,984Mt2024 · 50th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress2.02023 · 70th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers the Philippines.
Sanctions
54entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 21, EU 15 and UK 18
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$8.12billioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
52publicly known incidents affecting the Philippines, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
55 measures on this site have a recent figure for the Philippines.
| GDP | $487 bn | 2025 | 32nd of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $4,171 | 2025 | 125th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 4.4% | 2025 | 60th of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 1.7% | 2025 | 120th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 59% | 2025 | 79th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −4.5% | 2025 | 145th of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | −3.3% | 2025 | 121st of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 2.2% | 2025 | 161st of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $106 bn | 2024 | 27th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 66% | 2024 | 109th of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $8.1 bn | 2025 | 42nd of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 8.7% | 2024 | 29th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 117 m | 2025 | 14th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 115 m | 2023 | 13th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 1.92 | 2023 | 120th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 25.3 | 2023 | 162nd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 69.8 | 2023 | 173rd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 6,895 | 2025 | 92nd of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 1,974 | 2025 | 133rd of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 0.0 | 2025 | 165th of 176 | UNHCR |
| People displaced inside the country | 43,500 | 2025 | 33rd of 38 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 1 kb/d | 2025 | 91st of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 473 kb/d | 2024 | 35th of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 63rd of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 3.3 bcm | 2024 | 72nd of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 124 TWh | 2024 | 33rd of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 20% | 2024 | 126th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 64% | 2024 | 7th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 2.9% | 2024 | 125th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat imports | 6.8 Mt | 2024 | 7th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 8.1 Mt | 2024 | 18th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 1.9 Mt | 2024 | 25th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 12.8 Mt | 2024 | 8th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 4.8 Mt | 2024 | 1st of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 91st of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 49th of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.09 Mt | 2024 | 35th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.68 Mt | 2024 | 12th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 175 Mt | 2024 | 32nd of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 1.5 t | 2024 | 143rd of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 3,984 Mt | 2024 | 50th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 31% | 2023 | 44th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 2.0 | 2023 | 70th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 0% | 2023 | 125th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 1.3% | 2025 | 95th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $6.4 bn | 2025 | 40th of 150 | World Bank |
| Deaths in organised violence | 197 | 2025 | 30th of 61 | UCDP |
| Arms imports | 847 TIV m | 2025 | 10th of 108 | SIPRI |
| Satellites in orbit | 3 | 2026 | 54th of 81 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| Share of documented AI supercomputer power | 0% | 2025 | 34th of 36 | Epoch AI |
| People using the internet | 67% | 2024 | 125th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $8.1 bn | 2024 | 26th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 16% | 2024 | 32nd of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 54 | 2026 | 49th of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $520 m | 2021 | 21st of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000, Internally displaced
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, Soybean production, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- UCDP Georeferenced Event DatasetConflict deaths
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Dependencies at a glance
- CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit
- Epoch AIAI compute share
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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