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The economy of the Philippines is an emerging market, and considered as a newly industrialized country in the Asia-Pacific region. [30] In 2025, the Philippine economy is estimated to be at ₱29.66 trillion ($507.6 billion), making it the world's 31st largest by nominal GDP and 11th largest in Asia according to the International Monetary Fund.
These figures have been taken from the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook (WEO) Database, October 2024 Edition. [1] The figures are given or expressed in Millions of International Dollars at current prices.
In the Philippines, monetary policy is the way the central bank, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, controls the supply and availability of money, the cost of money, and the rate of interest. With fiscal policy (government spending and taxes), monetary policy allows the government to influence the economy, control inflation, and stabilize ...
Foreign borrowing was a key element in Philippine development strategy during the Marcos era. The primary rationale was that "borrowed money would speed the growth of the Philippine economy, improving the well-being of present and future generations of Filipinos". [citation needed] Debt-driven growth, 1970–1983
GDP (millions of current international dollar) by country ; Country Percent [1] [2] [3] Nominal PPP Year A [n 1] I [n 2] S [n 3] Agricultural Industrial Services Agricultural Industrial ...
January 20 – The International Monetary Fund upgrads its economic growth forecasts for the Philippines. In the said forecast, the country's economic growth in 2015 is expected to be at 6.3%, and 6.2% in 2016. [161] In the 2nd quarter report, the forecast slightly raises to 6.7% percent compared to 6.6% due to higher government spending. [162]
The Philippines, one of the world's biggest rice importers, had been under pressure to boost its stocks of the grain even before Typhoon Mangkhut struck, with soaring retail prices helping to push ...
Because of this growth, the Western Visayas economy increased its contribution to the gross domestic product in 2009 to 7.6 percent from the 7.3 percent in 2008. [49] In Central Visayas, the long-term goal is for it to be the leading growth center in the country, that would steer the Philippine economy into greater heights.