FDI net inflows slump by 40.5% in August

Net inflows of foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Philippines slumped by 40.5% in August, amid a drop in net investments in debt instruments, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Monday.

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Preliminary central bank data showed that net inflows declined by 40.5% year on year to $494 million in August from $830 million in the same month in 2024. BWORLDONLINE.COM

Preliminary central bank data showed that net inflows declined by 40.5% year on year to $494 million in August from $830 million in the same month in 2024.

This was the lowest amount in two months or since the $376 million recorded in June.

Month on month, FDIs plunged by 61% from the $1.268 billion seen in July.

“Net foreign direct investments into the Philippines remained positive in August 2025, with inflows from Japan and into manufacturing taking the lead,” the BSP said in a statement on Monday.