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Philippines ranks 7th of 11 Southeast Asian countries on momentum. Its strongest lens is employment growth (+1.7%, 5th); its weakest is urban population growth (+1.4%, 8th). Foreign direct investment brought in $8.1B in 2025, 1.7% of GDP.
People
#8 of 11+1.4%urban population, 2025
- Population
- 116.8M
- Urban share
- 56%
- Net migration
- −149,315 (2025)
Jobs
#5 of 11+1.7%employed people, 2025
- Employed
- 51.0M
- Unemployment
- 2.2% (2025)
Businesses
#6 of 11+7.8%new firms registered, 2024
- New firms
- 39.1K (2024)
- Per 1,000 aged 15–64
- 0.51
Money
#8 of 11+4.4%real GDP, 2025
- GDP
- $487.1B (2025)
- FDI inflows
- $8.1B (2025)
- Remittances in
- $41.6B (2025)
Subnational data for Philippines
Not yet. Country-level figures above are from the World Bank. Provinces arrive country by country: Thailand and Vietnam so far, Malaysia next.