Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Philippines
Philippines: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 69.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in Philippines, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures imports in Philippines stood at 69.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Philippines peaked at 81.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 1985.
Philippines ranks 53rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 64.4% | — |
| 1963 | 64.1% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 63.2% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 61.1% | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 63.6% | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 66.5% | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 68.7% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 68.0% | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 64.9% | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 63.5% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 61.7% | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 57.8% | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 57.7% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 53.4% | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 51.9% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 54.5% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 54.1% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 47.5% | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 44.9% | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 38.8% | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 45.6% | +17.6% |
| 1984 | 38.7% | -15.1% |
| 1985 | 37.1% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 44.1% | +19.0% |
| 1987 | 45.7% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 68.7% | +50.2% |
| 1992 | 55.7% | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 59.5% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 57.8% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 77.5% | +34.0% |
| 1997 | 79.3% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 79.1% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 77.9% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 78.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 74.3% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | +27.6% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 69.5% | +6.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 69.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.3%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 69.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.0%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +50.2% | 45.7% | 68.7% |
| 1996 | +34.0% | 57.8% | 77.5% |
| 2012 | +27.6% | 49.9% | 63.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.9% | 61.1% | 68.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 58.7% | 51.9% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.8% | 37.1% | 47.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 68.5% | 55.7% | 80.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 64.6% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 49.9% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 65.1% | 74.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More private sector data for Philippines
- Merchandise trade 46.2% (2025)
- Food imports 14.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 141.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 37.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 76.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 83.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 51.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 716.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Philippines?
- Manufactures imports in Philippines was 69.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 1985.
- How does Philippines rank for manufactures imports?
- Philippines ranks 53rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.