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About

Philippines-United Kingdom Trade: In 2023, Philippines exported $1.9B to United Kingdom. The main products that Philippines exported to United Kingdom were Gold ($842M), Integrated Circuits ($153M), and Office Machine Parts ($118M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Philippines to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 18.3%, from $818M in 2018 to $1.9B in 2023.

In 2023, Philippines did not export any services to United Kingdom.

United Kingdom-Philippines Trade: In 2023, United Kingdom exported $845M to Philippines. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Philippines were Semiconductor Devices ($172M), Gas Turbines ($121M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($47M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Philippines have increased at an annualized rate of 0.96%,  from $806M in 2018 to $845M in 2023.

In 2019, United Kingdom exported services to Philippines worth $386M, with Other business services ($163M), Travel ($105M), and Royalties and license fees ($44.7M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Philippines ranked 40 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.64), and 42 in total exports ($101B). That same year, United Kingdom ranked 11 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 14 in total exports ($429B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Philippines exported $1.9B to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Philippines to United Kingdom were Gold ($842M), Integrated Circuits ($153M), and Office Machine Parts ($118M). During the last 5 years the exports of Philippines to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 18.3%, from $818M in 2018 to $1.9B in 2023.

In 2018, United Kingdom exported $845M to Philippines. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Philippines were Semiconductor Devices ($172M), Gas Turbines ($121M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($47M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Philippines have increased at an annualized rate of 0.96%, from $806M in 2023 to $845M in 2018.

Exports from Philippines (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Philippines (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Philippines
Top Destination
China$19B
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$59.7B

This map shows whether countries import more from Philippines or United Kingdom. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Philippines and United Kingdom or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Philippines than United Kingdom included Japan ($11.4B), Mexico ($3.02B), and Vietnam ($1.69B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Philippines included United States ($59.7B), Germany ($34.6B), and Ireland ($29.1B).

Difference in imports from United Kingdom (Flag) and Philippines (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Philippines - United Kingdom

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Philippines and United Kingdom by product, considering products traded by both, Philippines and United Kingdom.

During 2023, Philippines had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Precious Metals ($843M), Machines ($666M), and Foodstuffs ($77.6M).

During 2018, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Philippines in the exports of Machines ($459M), Chemical Products ($118M), and Transportation ($65.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Philippines United Kingdom+$139MIntegrated Circuits
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Philippines+$37.2MCars

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2019, United Kingdom exported services to Philippines worth $386M, with Other business services ($163M), Travel ($105M), and Royalties and license fees ($44.7M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Philippines (Flag) (2019)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Philippines and United Kingdom. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Philippines indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Kingdom. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Kingdom indicates it has a comparative advantage over Philippines.

Product Space of Philippines (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2023)

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