Two-way investment brief
Australia–Philippines
Philippines direct investment in Australia
−A$135 m
Total Philippines investment in Australia
A$455 m
Australian direct investment in Philippines
A$614 m
Total Australian investment in Philippines
A$5.2 bn
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Philippines in Australia
- Australia in Philippines
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Philippines → Australia
- Australia → Philippines
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Philippines trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$10.7 bn
Goods exports to Philippines, 2025
A$3.3 bn
Goods imports from Philippines, 2025
A$2.2 bn
Services trade, 2025
A$5.2 bn
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Philippines
- Imports from Philippines
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Philippines
- Imports from Philippines
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Philippines’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 5.7% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
| Inflation | 3.2% | 1.7% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Current account, % GDP | −4.0% | −3.3% | −4.4% | −3.5% | −3.0% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −4.4% | −4.0% | −3.7% | −2.8% | −2.5% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 56.6% | 59.4% | 60.2% | 59.9% | 59.2% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Philippines
- −A$57 m
- New Australian FDI in Philippines
- −A$20 m
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Philippines globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $2.7 bn · 41st
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $7.8 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $487 bn
- Region · income
- East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.