MANILA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Net foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Philippines declined to 642 million U.S. dollars in October 2025, the Philippine central bank said on Monday.
Japan was the top source of FDIs, while corporations engaged in financial and insurance activities were the biggest recipients of FDIs during the month, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
On a cumulative basis, the BSP said the FDI net inflows reached 6.2 billion dollars in January-October 2025. This was lower than the 8.2 billion dollars in net inflows booked in the same period of 2024.
For the first 10 months of 2025, equity capital placements were sourced primarily from Japan, the United States, and Singapore. The industries that received the most of these investments were manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, and real estate. ■