Importing from Philippines

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Importing from Philippines

The country’s total value of exports reached to $50.7 billion which is composed primarily of integrated circuits ($19 billion), computers ($6 billion), machine parts ($3.1 billion) and electrical transformers ($2.2 billion).

These items are then shipped to the Philippines’ major export partners, such as the United States which received 17.6 percent of the total exports, Japan following with 16.2%, then by the Netherlands with 9.8%.

Philippines Country Profile

Official Name (Local Language) Republika ng Pilipinas
Capital Manila
Population 102,624,209
Currency Philippine Peso
GDP $311.7 billion
Languages English; Filipino
Telephone Dial In 63

Philippines Exports Profile

Exports ($m USD)

68,713

Number of Export Products

2,883

Number of Export Partners

209

Top 5 export partners

Country

Trade

% Partner Share

Japan

10,853

15.80

United States

9,667

14.07

Hong Kong, China

9,025

13.13

China

8,017

11.67

Korea, Rep.

4,333

6.31

Top 5 Export Products at HS 6 digit level

Export Products

Number

Monolithic integrated circuits, nes

20.4%

Parts of electrical machines & apparatus having

10.5%

Storage units, whether or not presented with th

9.2%

Input or output units, whether or not presented

3.3%

Ignition wiring sets&oth wiring sets of a kind

2.6%

Chart Showing GDP Growth Compared to rest of world

GDP Composition for Philipines

Agriculture

%

Product List

9.7%

Rice, fish, livestock, poultry, bananas, coconut/copra, corn, sugarcane, mangoes, pineapple, cassava

Industry

%

Industry List

30.8%

Semiconductors and electronics assembly, food and beverage manufacturing, construction, electric/gas/water supply, chemical products, radio/television/communications equipment and apparatus, petroleum and fuel, textile and garments, non-metallic minerals,

Services

%

Services List

59.5%

Other business services Computer and information services Travel Transportation Communications services Cultural and recreational services Financial services Insurance services Construction services Government services Royalties and license fees

Importing from Philippines: What is trade finance?

The Philippines is the 12th most populated country in the world thus in order to satisfy the needs of its people, the country imports electronic products, machinery, iron and steel, grains and plastic items. It also ranks as the 41st country with the high importations. The following are the country’s top imports namely: the integrated circuits with about $11.6 billion, crude petroleum with $6.12 billion), refine petroleum for $5.29 billion, $2.39 billion for cars whine the spacecraft, helicopters and planes comprise around $2.33 billion.

The country obtains much of its import commodities from China (13%), Japan (12%), the United States (12%) and Singapore (9%). The Philippines’ estimated imports could reached $72.9 billion.

Information

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Country Economic Statistics

Government Website

https://op-proper.gov.ph/

Sovereign Ratings

https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/philippines

Central Bank

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Currency USD Exchange Rate

47.08

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Population below poverty line

21.6%

Inflation Rate

1.8%

Prime Lending Rate

3.56%

GDP

$311.7 billion

GDP Pro Capita (PPP)

$7,700

Currency Name

Philippine Peso

Currency Code

PHP

World Bank Classification

Lower Middle Income

Competitive Industrial Performance

57/138

Corruption Perceptions Index

111/180

Ease of Doing Business

124/190

Enabling Trade Index

82/136

Currency In Philippines

About the Author

Brian Canup is the Editorial & Research Assistant at Trade Finance Global (TFG).

Brian holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MA in International Political Economy from King’s College London.

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