Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Philippines

Merchandise imports in the Philippines in 2025 — 141,196,000,000 US$. Ranked 35 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 19,647.7%.

2025 141B US$ +4.68% vs 2024
World rank 35of 205
Period maximum 146B US$2022
Period minimum 661M US$1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Philippines, 1960–2025050B100B150B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 715,000,000 US$1962: 661,000,000 US$1964: 869,000,000 US$1966: 959,000,000 US$1968: 1,290,000,000 US$1970: 1,236,000,000 US$1972: 1,418,000,000 US$1974: 3,471,000,000 US$1976: 3,942,000,000 US$1978: 5,144,000,000 US$1980: 8,291,000,000 US$1982: 8,272,000,000 US$1984: 6,432,000,000 US$1986: 5,261,000,000 US$1988: 8,731,000,000 US$1990: 13,004,000,000 US$1992: 15,497,000,000 US$1994: 22,641,000,000 US$1996: 34,126,000,000 US$1998: 31,496,000,000 US$2000: 37,027,000,000 US$2002: 41,092,000,000 US$2004: 46,102,000,000 US$2006: 54,078,000,000 US$2008: 60,420,000,000 US$2010: 58,468,000,000 US$2012: 65,839,000,000 US$2014: 68,704,000,000 US$2016: 85,935,000,000 US$2018: 115,119,000,000 US$2020: 90,751,000,000 US$2022: 145,867,000,000 US$2024: 134,882,000,000 US$2025: 141,196,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +140B (+19,647.69%) Average annual rate: 8.47 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Philippines

Philippines 141B US$
World 26.69T US$
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.09T US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.35T US$
Merchandise imports — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 141B +6.31B +4.68%
2024 135B +1.08B +0.8%
2023 134B −12.06B −8.27%
2022 146B +21.5B +17.29%
2021 124B +33.62B +37.04%
2020 90.75B −22.16B −19.62%
2019 113B −2.21B −1.92%
2018 115B +13.22B +12.97%
2017 102B +15.97B +18.58%
2016 85.94B +11.19B +14.96%
2015 74.75B +6.05B +8.8%
2014 68.7B +2.97B +4.51%
2013 65.74B −100M −0.15%
2012 65.84B +1.74B +2.72%
2011 64.1B +5.63B +9.63%
2010 58.47B +12.59B +27.44%
2009 45.88B −14.54B −24.07%
2008 60.42B +2.42B +4.18%
2007 58B +3.92B +7.25%
2006 54.08B +4.59B +9.28%
2005 49.49B +3.39B +7.34%
2004 46.1B +3.53B +8.28%
2003 42.58B +1.48B +3.61%
2002 41.09B +6.17B +17.67%
2001 34.92B −2.11B −5.69%
2000 37.03B +4.46B +13.69%
1999 32.57B +1.07B +3.4%
1998 31.5B −7.13B −18.45%
1997 38.62B +4.5B +13.17%
1996 34.13B +5.79B +20.41%
1995 28.34B +5.7B +25.18%
1994 22.64B +3.95B +21.15%
1993 18.69B +3.19B +20.59%
1992 15.5B +2.64B +20.49%
1991 12.86B −142M −1.09%
1990 13B +1.83B +16.41%
1989 11.17B +2.44B +27.95%
1988 8.73B +1.54B +21.48%
1987 7.19B +1.93B +36.61%
1986 5.26B −194M −3.56%
1985 5.46B −977M −15.19%
1984 6.43B −1.54B −19.36%
1983 7.98B −296M −3.58%
1982 8.27B −206M −2.43%
1981 8.48B +187M +2.26%
1980 8.29B +1.68B +25.37%
1979 6.61B +1.47B +28.56%
1978 5.14B +874M +20.47%
1977 4.27B +328M +8.32%
1976 3.94B +186M +4.95%
1975 3.76B +285M +8.21%
1974 3.47B +1.67B +92.83%
1973 1.8B +382M +26.94%
1972 1.42B +93M +7.02%
1971 1.33B +89M +7.2%
1970 1.24B −29M −2.29%
1969 1.27B −25M −1.94%
1968 1.29B +110M +9.32%
1967 1.18B +221M +23.04%
1966 959M +65M +7.27%
1965 894M +25M +2.88%
1964 869M +182M +26.49%
1963 687M +26M +3.93%
1962 661M −345M −34.29%
1961 1.01B +291M +40.7%
1960 715M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.