Inflation Rate in Philippines increased to 1.40 percent in June from 1.30 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Philippines Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

As of December 2024, the inflation rate for all commodities in the Philippines reached 2.9 percent, reflecting a significant decrease from the same month of the previous years. The country's inflation rate in 2024 was the lowest in September.

Cost of food in Philippines increased 0.40 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Philippines Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2024, the Philippines’ inflation rate amounted to 3.21 percent. The Philippines are considered “newly industrialized”, but the economy relies on remittances from nationals overseas, and the services sector generates most of its GDP . Emerging and soon to develop?After switching from agriculture to services and manufacturing, the Philippines are now an emerging economy, i.e. the country has some characteristics of a developed nation but is not quite there yet. In order to transition into a developed nation, the Philippines must meet certain requirements, like being able to sustain their economic development, being very open to foreign investors, or maintaining a very high stability of the institutional framework (like law enforcement and the government). Only if these changes are irreversible can they be classified as a developed nation. The Philippines’ switch to servicesEver since the switch to services and manufacturing, employment in these areas has increased and the country is now among those with the highest employment in the tourism industry worldwide. This transition was not entirely voluntary but also due to decreasing government support, the liberalization of trade, and reform programs. Still, agriculture is important for the country: As of 2017, more than a quarter of Filipinos are still working in the agricultural sector, and urbanization has only increased very slightly over the last decade.

Core consumer prices in Philippines increased 2.20 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Philippines Core Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

According to a 2023 survey by Rakuten Insight on inflation in the Philippines, the majority of respondents indicated that they were most affected by the increase of groceries prices. Price increase in fuel and gas was also impactful to Filipino consumers, as stated by ** percent of respondents.

The Consumer Price Index in Philippines increased 0.20 percent in June of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Philippines Inflation Rate MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2024, the average inflation rate of all commodities in the Philippines amounted to 3.2 percent, about 50 percent less from the previous year. Since 2019, the highest inflation rate in the country was recorded in January 2023.

Producer Prices in Philippines decreased 0.40 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Philippines Producer Prices Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The benchmark interest rate in Philippines was last recorded at 5.25 percent. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Philippines Interest Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Unemployment Rate in Philippines decreased to 3.90 percent in May from 4.10 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Philippines Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Consumer Price Index CPI in Philippines increased to 127.40 points in June from 127.20 points in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Philippines Consumer Price Index (CPI) - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

As of January 2024, the prices of essential goods in the Philippines increased compared to the same month in the previous year. With the exception of rice, most basic goods noted a significant increase in prices. For instance, the price of six kilograms of meat rose from nearly 1,600 Philippine pesos in 2022 to 1,843 Philippine pesos in 2024. In addition, the cost of eight kilograms of vegetables increased from 698 to 857 Philippine pesos.

The gasoline price in the Philippines continued to fluctuate in 2023 and the first quarter of 2025, reaching 56.34 Philippine pesos per liter in April 2025. The retail price of petrol peaked between May and June 2022.   Which countries supply petroleum products to the Philippines? The refined petroleum products supply in the Philippines is mainly imported from South Korea, which accounts for 31 percent of the total import share. Singapore and China also provide a large share of the country’s petroleum product supply. Due to a dormant oil refining capacity, the production of petroleum refinery products in the Philippines has shown sluggish growth recently, further emphasizing the need for importing such products. Leading petroleum companies in the Philippines Shell Pilipinas Corporation held the highest share of the petroleum market in the Philippines, with a market share of about 16 percent in 2023. The company operated its petroleum refinery until 2020, when it decided to focus on imports. There is only one operating oil refinery in the country, which is run by the second-largest oil company – Petron Corporation.

Retail Price: Cooking Oil: Philippines data was reported at 173.990 PHP/kg in 15 Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 172.150 PHP/kg for 31 Mar 2025. Retail Price: Cooking Oil: Philippines data is updated daily, averaging 160.780 PHP/kg from Jun 2023 (Median) to 15 Apr 2025, with 45 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 173.990 PHP/kg in 15 Apr 2025 and a record low of 154.750 PHP/kg in 31 Mar 2024. Retail Price: Cooking Oil: Philippines data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.P003: Retail Price: Selected Agricultural Commodities.

In 2019, the unemployment rate in the Philippines was at approximately 2.24 percent and on a steady downward trend from 3.6 percent in 2014.

Souvenirs from overseas

The Philippines’ economy relies heavily on remittances from overseas, i.e. money sent home by Filipino emigrants and workers in other countries. In 2016 alone, approximately 30 billion U.S. dollars were received as remittances in the Philippines, and the amount seems to increase significantly every year. This makes the Philippines one of the leading countries worldwide when it comes to receiving remittances, only surpassed by India and China.

Visitors from overseas

The Philippines’ economy is stable, not only because of remittances, but also because of a flourishing services sector, which is now the main generator of GDP in the country; tourism and IT in particular contribute to economic growth. More than half of the Philippines workforce is employed in services.

Gasoline Prices in Philippines increased to 1.06 USD/Liter in June from 0.98 USD/Liter in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Philippines Gasoline Prices - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.