Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said yesterday that the subway project, the first of its kind in the country, will be funded both through official development assistance (ODA) and from the government’s budget.
| GDP*, 2015 | 5.9% y-o-y growth | |
| GDP*, 2016 | 6.8% y-o-y growth | |
| GDP Per Capita, 2016f | $3,569 | |
| Exports**, 2015 | $58.83 billion (revised) | |
| Exports**, 2016 | $56.23 billion (preliminary) | |
| FDI Inflows, 2015 | $5.8B (revised) | |
| FDI Inflows, Jan-Dec 2016 | $7.9B | |
| Poverty Incidence, % of Pop, 2015 | 21.6% | |
| Population, 2017 | 103.8 million | |
| Income Classification (WB) | Lower Middle Income | |
| *in constant 2000 prices | ||
| **in current prices |
