Even if Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu already said that he will evaluate pending measures in Congress seeking to declare certain areas in the country “mining-free zones”…
| 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 |
