Direct investment, Debt instruments in Philippines
Philippines: Direct investment, Debt instruments was 42.00 billion US dollar in 2025. β Volatile
Direct investment, Debt instruments in Philippines, 2001β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, direct investment, debt instruments in Philippines stood at 42.00 billion US dollar.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, debt instruments in Philippines peaked at 42.50 billion US dollar in 2023 and was at its lowest, 507.00 million US dollar, in 2005.
That places Philippines 37th out of 150 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.24 billion US dollar | 507.00 million US dollar | 6.67 billion US dollar | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.05 billion US dollar | 9.00 billion US dollar | 32.66 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.04 billion US dollar | 36.26 billion US dollar | 42.50 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More external debt data for Philippines
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 332.92 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 2.87 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0007 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 333.31 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.9% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -2.33 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0201 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 2.25 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 7.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment, debt instruments in Philippines?
- Direct investment, debt instruments in Philippines was 42.00 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, debt instruments recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 42.50 billion US dollar in 2023.
- What is the lowest direct investment, debt instruments recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 507.00 million US dollar in 2005.
- How does Philippines rank for direct investment, debt instruments?
- Philippines ranks 37th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is direct investment, debt instruments rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.