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Philippines

13. Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio Investment Statistics

Table 2: Key Macroeconomic Data, U.S. FDI in Host Country/Economy

Host Country Statistical Source* USG or International Statistical Source USG or International Source of Data:
BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
Economic Data Year Amount Year Amount
Host Country Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (millions of U.S. dollars) 2018 $330.8  2017 $313.6 www.worldbank.org/en/country   
Foreign Direct Investment Host Country Statistical Source* USG or International Statistical Source USG or International Source of Data:
BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
U.S. FDI in Partner Country ($M USD, stock positions) 2018 N/A 2017 $7,116 BEA data available at https://apps.bea.gov/international/xls/usdia-position-2010-2017.xlsx  
Host Country’s FDI in the United States (millions of U.S. dollars, stock positions) 2018 N/A 2017 $750 BEA data available at https://apps.bea.gov/international/xls/fdius-current/fdius-detailed-country-2008-2017.xlsx  
Total Inbound Stock of FDI as % host GDP 2018 16% 2016 11% http://www.bsp.gov.ph/statistics/statistics_sdds0.asp   

*Host Country Statistical Sources:
Philippine Statistical Authority (http://psa.gov.ph/nap-press-release/data-charts  )
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (http://www.bsp.gov.ph/statistics/efs_ext2.asp#FCDU  )


Table 3: Sources and Destination of FDI

Direct Investment From/in Counterpart Economy Data, as of end-2017
From Top Five Sources/To Top Five Destinations (U.S. Dollars, Millions)
Inward Direct Investment Outward Direct Investment
Total Inward $50,876 100% Total Outward $13,565 100%
Japan $14,986 29% China, P.R.: Mainland $1,733 13%
Netherlands $12,958 25% Singapore $4,469 33%
United States $7,116 14% India $2,067 15%
China, P.R.: Hong Kong $3,702 7% Netherlands $1,637 12%
Rep. of Korea $2,477 5% France $1,353 10%
“0” reflects amounts rounded to +/- $500,000.

The Philippine Central Bank does not publish or post inward and outward FDI stock broken down by country.  Total stock figures are reported under the “International Investment Position” data that the Central Bank publishes and submits to the International Monetary Fund’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB).  As of the 4th quarter of 2018, inward direct investment (i.e. liabilities) is USD 83 billion, while outward direct investment (i.e. assets) is USD 51.9 billion.


Table 4: Sources of Portfolio Investment

Portfolio Investment Assets, as of end-2018
Top Five Partners (Millions, U.S. Dollars)
Total Equity Securities Total Debt Securities
All Countries $13,060 100% All Countries $1,270 100% All Countries $11,790 100%
United States $4,695 36% United States $658 52% United States $4,037 34%
Indonesia $2,365 18% Luxembourg $339 27% Indonesia $2,364 20%
China, P.R.: Mainland $467 4% China, P.R.: Hong Kong $64 5% China, P.R.: Mainland $463 4%
Cayman Islands $354 2.7% Ireland $90 7% Cayman Islands $349 3%
China, P.R.: Hong Kong  $553 4.2% Netherlands $1 0% China, P.R.: Hong Kong $489 4%

The Philippine Central Bank disaggregates data into equity and debt securities but does not publish or post the stock of portfolio investments assets broken down by country.  Total foreign portfolio investment stock figures are reported under the “International Investment Position” data that Central Bank publishes and submits to the International Monetary Fund’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB).  As of 2018, outward portfolio investment (i.e. assets) was USD 19.5 billion, of which USD 1.9 billion was in equity investments and USD 17.7 billion was in debt securities.

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