Philippines posts $82 million balance of payment surplus in September

October 21, 2025 - 3:18 PM
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A worker shows Philippine peso bills inside a money changer in metro Manila, Philippines August 14, 2017. (Reuters/Dondi Tawatao/File Photo)

 The Philippines’ overall balance of payments position was a surplus of $82 million in September from a surplus of $359 million in August, the central bank said on Monday.

The cumulative BOP position for the first nine months of the year was a $5.3 billion deficit.

The central bank has forecast a BOP deficit of $6.9 billion for 2025, equivalent to 1.4% of gross domestic product.

—Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by John Mair