The United States was the leading trade partner of the Philippines for its export products in 2024, with a total value of ***** billion U.S. dollars. Japan followed with approximately ***** billion U.S. dollars worth of exports. Manufactured goods were the major exported product of the Philippines in that year.

Philippines' total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$72.98 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Philippines' main export partners were: the United States, Japan and Hong Kong. The top three export commodities were: Electrical, electronic equipment; Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers and Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus. Total Imports were valued at US$134.88 Billion. In 2024, Philippines had a trade deficit of US$61.90 Billion.

China was the leading import partner of the Philippines in 2024, with a total value of **** billion U.S. dollars. Indonesia followed with approximately **** billion U.S. dollars worth of imports. Raw materials and intermediate goods were the major-imported products of the Philippines in that year.

This statistic shows the main export partner countries for the Philippines in 2017. In 2017, the main export partner of the Philippines was Japan, with a share of 16.4 percent in exports.

Philippines Exports: United States: Hawaii data was reported at 0.099 USD mn in Apr 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.233 USD mn for Mar 2018. Philippines Exports: United States: Hawaii data is updated monthly, averaging 1.418 USD mn from Jan 1991 (Median) to Apr 2018, with 328 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.590 USD mn in Sep 1996 and a record low of 0.065 USD mn in Feb 2017. Philippines Exports: United States: Hawaii data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.JA019: Trade Statistics: Imports and Exports: Value: By Major Countries.

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Philippines Exports: United States: Alaska data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in Apr 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.009 USD mn for Mar 2018. Philippines Exports: United States: Alaska data is updated monthly, averaging 0.056 USD mn from Jan 1991 (Median) to Apr 2018, with 328 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 174.814 USD mn in Aug 2004 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Apr 2018. Philippines Exports: United States: Alaska data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.JA019: Trade Statistics: Imports and Exports: Value: By Major Countries.

Exports YoY in Philippines increased to 26.10 percent in June from 15.50 percent in May of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Philippines Exports YoY.

In 2023, the Philippines exported about **** million U.S. dollars worth of cosmetic products to Japan. Among the other trade partners of the Philippines for its cosmetic products were Singapore, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates.

As of December 2022, China was the leading country of destination for electronic exports from the Philippines at ***** percent. The United States and China followed this. Electronic products were the leading export goods of the country.

Vietnam was the leading export partner of sugar confectionery, including white chocolate, produced in the Philippines in 2023, amounting to approximately 12.88 million U.S. dollars. Following closely was China, with an export value of around 12.76 million U.S. dollars.

Electronic products were the leading export goods from the Philippines, with a freight on board (FOB) value of about ** billion U.S. dollars in 2024. This was followed by other manufactured goods. What electronic products are being produced in the Philippines?  Valued at around **** billion U.S. dollars in 2023, semiconductors contributed the highest value of exports from the Philippines in comparison to other electronic products. These products, sometimes referred to as integrated circuits (IC) or microchips, are used in many electrical appliances, consumer electronic products, and even in trains and telecommunications infrastructure. Apart from semiconductors, the electronics industry also produces electronic data processing products such as hard disk drives, consumer electronics, and automotive electronics. Overall, the value of electronic exports in the Philippines has continued to fluctuate since 2019. Major trade partners for electronic exports Asian countries, primarily Hong Kong, China, and Singapore, were the main destinations for electronic exports from the Philippines, primarily for semiconductor components and devices. Meanwhile, the United States and Thailand were the major trade partners for hard disk drives and other electronic data processing products produced in the Philippines. Other destinations for electronic exports were Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.

Exports: Virgin Islands data was reported at 0.116 USD mn in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.094 USD mn for Aug 2018. Exports: Virgin Islands data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Jan 1991 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 333 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.031 USD mn in May 2016 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Nov 2017. Exports: Virgin Islands data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.JA021: Trade Statistics: Imports and Exports: Value: All Countries.

Philippines Imports: United States: Alaska data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in Apr 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for Mar 2018. Philippines Imports: United States: Alaska data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Jan 1991 (Median) to Apr 2018, with 328 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.425 USD mn in Mar 1993 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Apr 2018. Philippines Imports: United States: Alaska data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.JA019: Trade Statistics: Imports and Exports: Value: By Major Countries.

China was the leading export partner of the Philippines for its fabric products, amounting to approximately **** million U.S. dollars in 2022. Japan followed this with an export value of *** million U.S. dollars. Although China remained the most significant export partner, the value of fabric exported to the United States increased in 2022.

Russia Exports: Year to Date: APEC: Philippines data was reported at 75.800 USD mn in Jan 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 532.500 USD mn for Dec 2021. Russia Exports: Year to Date: APEC: Philippines data is updated monthly, averaging 177.650 USD mn from Feb 2004 (Median) to Jan 2022, with 216 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.324 USD bn in Dec 2013 and a record low of 2.000 USD mn in Jan 2014. Russia Exports: Year to Date: APEC: Philippines data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Customs Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.JAA006: Exports: by Main Trading Partners: ytd. Data release delayed due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. No estimation on next release date can be made.

Abstract

The National Statistics Office became the sole agency to compile foreign trade statistics starting in 1973.

Prior to this period, the Central Bank of the Philippines (now known as Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) also compiled and released foreign trade data. However, the differences in the concepts used by these two agencies resulted to conflicting foreign trade data. This led to an agreement that NSO be the sole compiler of the official foreign trade statistics.

The Philippines adopts the "General" trade system of recording foreign trade statistics. The customs frontier (not the national boundary) is used as the statistical frontier. Under this system, all goods entering any of the seaports or airports of entry of the Philippines properly cleared through customs or remaining or under customs control are considered imports, whether the goods are for direct consumption, for merchandising, for warehousing or further processing. On the other hand, all goods leaving the country, which are properly cleared through the Customs, are considered exports. A distinction however, is made between export for goods grown, mined or manufactured in the Philippines (domestic exports) and exports of imported goods that do not undergo physical and/or chemical transformation in the Philippines (re-exports).

The collected data on import and export documents will generate economic statistics needed to guide both government and the private sectors in policy making, business planning and development. Specifically, foreign trade data (import and export) are used as components in the computation of the Balance of Payment (BOP) by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP); as input in estimating National Accounts (NA) by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB); and as input in research study by public and private entities both local and international.

Geographic coverage

National Coverage

Analysis unit

All goods entering or leaving any of the seaports or airports of entry of the Philippines properly cleared through the Bureau of Customs.

Universe

All Customs ports in the Philippines (seaports/airports).

Foreign trade relates to commerce between the Philippines and other countries transported by sea or air whether for private or government utilization, commercial purposes, as gifts or samples. Also included are animals for the zoo, for breeding and the like. However, the following are excluded in the compilation of import and export statistics:

a. All import and export transsactions with FOB Value less than $25 US Dollars b. Fish and other marine products landed by Philippine vessel direct from the sea; c. Goods imported and exported by, or on behalf of diplomatic services and armed forces; d. Exposed cinematographic films imported or exported on rental basis; e. Personal effects of passenger on which no duty was paid; f. Issued currency notes and coins; g. Goods in transit to foreign countries; h. Stores and fuels purchased abroad by ships and aircrafts of Philippine registry; and i. Goods sent through parcel post.

Since 1982, goods are considered imported/exported on the date the carrying vessel/aircraft arrives/departs at the port/airport of unloading/loading.

Kind of data

Administrative records data [adm]

Sampling procedure

Not Applicable

Sampling deviation

Not Applicable

Mode of data collection

Other [oth]- Self Administered Administrative Form

Research instrument

Foreign trade statistics are compiled by the National Statistics Office (NSO) from copies of import and export documents submitted to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) by importers and exporters or their authorized representatives as required by law.

A. List of source documents for the generation of import statistics:

 1. BOC Import Entry & Internal Revenue Declaration (Form No. 236) 
 2. Informal Import Declaration and Entry (BC Form No. 177)
 3. Customs- EPZA Warehousing Entry (BC Form No. 242 -CEWE)
 4. BOC Single Administrative Document 

B. List of source documents for the generation of export statistics:

1. Export Declaration (ED)
2. PEZA Export Tally (PEZA Form No. 8104)
3. Export Entry Declaration
4. Special Permit to Load (SPL)

Cleaning operations

Data processing is done both manual and machine.

Copies of import and export documents collected by NSO personnel from all customs ports in the Philippines are systematically controlled. Collected documents are sorted by month, by port, by single or multiple commodity entries and by value. About 100 entries are assigned with control numbers and folioed together for the convenience of coders and encoders and for easy processing of the processors. Each folio then undergoes the following stages of processing:

1. Coding - process of translating each item of information found in the source document to its equivalent alphabetic and/or numeric code in accordance with the country, commodity, exporter, handling, carrier or port classification used
2. Code verification - process of determining the appropriateness of codes used
3. Computation - process of computing the FOB, insurance and freight values and converting each value into US dollars
4. Completeness, consistency check and validation of totals and other variables.

Quality control of coding and computation for both imports and exports is carried through sample verification. This method enables the verifier to decide after a number of entries have been verified whether to reject, continue or accept the folio. The number and type of errors are recorded and brought to the attention of the coder. Further training is given on pinpointed causes of errors of coders to improve the quality of their work.

Response rate

Not Applicable

Sampling error estimates

Not Applicable

In 2023, Malaysia was the leading trade partner of agricultural exports from the Philippines among ASEAN member states, with approximately *** million U.S. dollars of exports. That year, tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes were the major agricultural commodities exported to ASEAN member countries.

Philippines Exports: Malaysia: Sabah data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in Aug 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for Jul 2018. Philippines Exports: Malaysia: Sabah data is updated monthly, averaging 0.070 USD mn from Jan 1991 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 332 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.497 USD mn in Apr 2008 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Aug 2018. Philippines Exports: Malaysia: Sabah data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.JA019: Trade Statistics: Imports and Exports: Value: By Major Countries.

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