FDI net inflows up to $610M in April 2025 —BSP

Foreign direct investments into the Philippines rebounded in April to mark a three-month high mainly due to higher inflows in debt instruments, data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Thursday showed.

Central bank data showed that the FDI net inflows stood at $610 million in April, up from $498 million in March, and $570 million in the same month last year. It is also the highest since the $731 million in January.

The BSP attributed the increase to the higher net inflows from nonresidents’ net investments in debt instruments, which was up 24.3% to $522 million, and the reinvestment of earnings up 3.3% to $84 million.

Meanwhile, net investments in equity capital other than reinvestment of earnings declined by 94.1% to $4 million from $86 million.

Equity capital placements for the month came mostly from Japan with 32%, the United States with 18%, Singapore and South Korea with 13% each, and Taiwan with 9%.

The placements were channeled mainly into manufacturing with 47%, financial and insurance with 16%, and real estate with 16%, while the remaining 20% went to other industries.

Year-to-date net inflows stood at $2.371 billion, 33.4% lower than the $3.560 billion recorded in the comparable period of 2024.

Equity capital placements for the first four months of the year came mostly from the same sources seen in April — Japan with 40%, the United States with 17%, Singapore with 14%, South Korea with 7%, and Malaysia with 6%.—AOL, GMA Integrated News