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Philippines

Pilipinas

Current conditions, official developments, and the latest available indicators.

Capital
Manila
Currency
PHP
Time
PST
Population116.8M2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Economic outputUS$ 487.1B2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Inflation1.7%2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Unemployment2.2%2025, annual · World Bank Open Data

Today in Philippines

Current national brief.

Recent releases from official national authorities.

POLICY

Policy interest rate raised to 4.75%

The Monetary Board increased the BSP policy interest rate by 25 basis points.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Current month

Philippines at a glance.

Latest available figures. Updated Aug 25, 2026.

GDP growth4.4%2025, annual
Inflation1.7%2025, annual
Unemployment2.2%2025, annual
Industry value added27%2025, annual
Trade66.8%2025, annual

Current context

Latest verified direction.

Public figures with clear sources and dates. Values shown with their original official cadence.

GDP growth%
2015: 6.3482025: 4.402
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView
Unemployment%
2015: 3.0682025: 2.235
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView

Source authority

Official institutions, direct from source.

Bangko Sentral ng PilipinasMonetary policy and financial-system authorityPhilippine Statistics AuthorityNational statistics and public indicators

Provenance

Official sources and observation dates.

Philippine Statistics AuthorityOfficial national statisticsBangko Sentral ng PilipinasOfficial monetary authorityWorld Bank Open DataOfficial statistics