The following product groups represent the highest dollar value worth of import purchases during 2020. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into the Philippines.
- Electrical machinery, equipment: US$27 billion (23.9% of total imports)
- Mineral fuels including oil: $13.6 billion (12%)
- Machinery including computers: $12.5 billion (11.1%)
- Vehicles: $8.5 billion (7.5%)
- Iron, steel: $3.9 billion (3.5%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: $3.7 billion (3.3%)
- Cereals: $2.9 billion (2.6%)
- Aircraft, spacecraft: $2.8 billion (2.5%)
- Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $2.4 billion (2.1%)
- Articles of iron or steel: $1.9 billion (1.7%)
The Philippines’ top 10 imports accounted for over two-thirds (70.1%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.
