MANILA, Philippines – Philippine cash remittances rose to a record $3.52 billion in December, pushing full-year inflows to an all-time high of $35.63 billion in 2025, up 3.3 percent from a year earlier.
The annual total was equivalent to 7.3 percent of gross domestic product and 6.4 percent of gross national income, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported, underscoring the sector’s continued role as a key pillar of the economy.
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The United States remained the largest source of remittances, followed by Singapore and Saudi Arabia, highlighting the continued reliance on Filipino workers in major global labor markets.