FDI Continues to Decline, Falls to USD 642 Million in October 2025

A significant decrease in foreigners’ net investments in debt instruments partly drove net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in October 2025 down by 39.8 percent to USD 642 million (PHP 38.18 billion) from USD 1.067 billion (PHP 63.45 billion) in October 2024. Meanwhile, higher inflows were recorded for the remaining and longer-term components of FDI, with equity capital placements increasing by 10.7 percent and reinvestment of earnings by 17.1 percent. Equity capital placements during this period mostly came from Japan, the United States, and Singapore, and were channeled to manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, and real estate. 

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