Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Philippines
Philippines: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 1.84 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 1.84 billion for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in 2025.
That represents a change of up 26.0% on the previous year and down 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Philippines peaked at 21.33 billion in 2018 and was at its lowest, 781.80 million, in 2008.
Philippines ranks 59th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.66 billion | — |
| 2001 | 5.01 billion | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 3.14 billion | -37.2% |
| 2003 | 2.91 billion | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 3.68 billion | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 4.25 billion | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 7.22 billion | +69.8% |
| 2007 | 9.66 billion | +33.8% |
| 2008 | 781.80 million | -91.9% |
| 2009 | 5.91 billion | +656.4% |
| 2010 | 10.08 billion | +70.4% |
| 2011 | 5.72 billion | -43.2% |
| 2012 | 4.84 billion | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 11.09 billion | +129.2% |
| 2014 | 14.52 billion | +30.9% |
| 2015 | 13.80 billion | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 18.03 billion | +30.6% |
| 2017 | 16.63 billion | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 21.33 billion | +28.3% |
| 2019 | 9.03 billion | -57.6% |
| 2020 | 16.33 billion | +80.8% |
| 2021 | 8.10 billion | -50.4% |
| 2022 | 4.70 billion | -42.0% |
| 2023 | 2.21 billion | -53.0% |
| 2024 | 1.46 billion | -33.9% |
| 2025 | 1.84 billion | +26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.82 billion | 781.80 million | 9.66 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.51 billion | 4.84 billion | 21.33 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.77 billion | 1.46 billion | 16.33 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Philippines
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1313 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 547.61 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -7.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 576.82 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.5283 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 693.56 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.6712 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 692.97 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.1559 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Philippines?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Philippines was 1.84 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 21.33 billion in 2018.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 781.80 million in 2008.
- How does Philippines rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Philippines ranks 59th out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve currency and deposits (in convertible foreign currencies) with US Dollars (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.