Net foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Philippines remained positive in April 2025, with inflows from Japan and into manufacturing taking the lead.
Preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed that FDI net inflows rose by 7.1 percent in April 2025, increasing from US$570 million in April 2024 to US$610 million.
The increase resulted from higher net inflows from nonresidents’ net investments in debt instruments, which rose by 24.3 percent year-on-year from US$420 million to US$522 million.
Reinvestment of earnings also increased by 3.3 percent from US$82 million to US$84 million.
Meanwhile, nonresidents’ net investments in equity capital (other than reinvestment of earnings), fell by 94.1 percent from US$68 million to US$4 million.
Equity capital placements in April 2025 came mostly from Japan, the United States, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Industries that received the most of these investments were manufacturing, financial and insurance, and real estate industries.
For January-April 2025, FDI net inflows decreased by 33.4 percent from the US$3.6 billion recorded in January-April 2024 to US$2.4 billion in January-April 2025. PR