Merchandise trade in Philippines
Philippines: Merchandise trade was 46.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Philippines, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 46.2% for merchandise trade in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Philippines peaked at 90.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1960.
Philippines ranks 121st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.4% | 17.8% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.0% | 27.8% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.9% | 28.8% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 41.8% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 47.9% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 43.1% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 42.7% | 55.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 118 Iceland 46.9% compare
- 120 Kazakhstan 46.8% compare
- 123 Rwanda 45.9% compare
- 124 Sierra Leone 45.9% compare
More private sector data for Philippines
- Food imports 15.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 141.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 83.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 51.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 19.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 29.8% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 37.77 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Philippines?
- Merchandise trade in Philippines was 46.2% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1960.
- How does Philippines rank for merchandise trade?
- Philippines ranks 121st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.