Manila: Foreign direct investment (FDI) net inflows to the Philippines rose to USD590 million in February 2026, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported Monday. The figure marks an increase from the USD443 million recorded in January 2026, although it remains below the USD855 million achieved in February of the previous year.

According to Philippines News Agency, the United States emerged as the primary source of capital for the period. In February alone, net investments in equity capital and investment fund shares amounted to USD177 million, surpassing January's USD123 million and slightly exceeding the USD175 million recorded in February 2025.

Reinvestment of earnings saw an uptick, reaching USD75 million compared to USD53 million in January and USD67 million in the same month last year. Net investments in debt instruments also rose to USD414 million in February, up from USD320 million in the previous month, although this was lower than the USD680 million recorded a year earlier.

For the first two months of 2026, FDI inflows totaled USD1.033 billion, falling short of the USD1.58 billion recorded in the same period in 2025. Monetary officials project FDI inflows to reach USD7.5 billion for the year, a decrease from the USD7.8 billion posted in 2025, amid a challenging global economic environment influenced by geopolitical risks.