MANILA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' total approved foreign investments (FI) surged 79.1 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025 to 103.33 billion pesos (about 1.78 billion U.S. dollars), the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday.
The PSA said the latest figure marked a sharp increase from the level recorded in the same period of 2024, with six out of 13 investment promotion agencies reporting FI approvals during the quarter.
The Netherlands accounted for the largest share of approved FI pledges, totaling 33.05 billion pesos (about 569 million dollars), or 32 percent of the total. Japan followed with 17.88 billion pesos (about 308 million dollars), or 17.3 percent, while Singapore contributed 17.66 billion pesos (about 305 million dollars), equivalent to 17.1 percent, the PSA said.
In terms of industry distribution, the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply sector attracted the largest portion of FI. The manufacturing industry came next, followed by the information and communication industry, the PSA said. ■