FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Country
Philippines
Thin-third FAO agricultural trade profile for Philippines (2018–2023).
- $22.8B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $70.6B
- imports, 2018–2023
- -$47.8B
- trade deficit
- $93.4B
- total trade (imports + exports)
Philippines agricultural trade, 2018–2023
Imports vs exports by year, FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock
Import-heavy partner mix
Philippines in the thin-trade third
Exports are only 24% of total ag trade for Philippines, a lower-third export share (import-led book).
Cumulative 2018-2023 ag trade for Philippines is $93.4B, a thin-third book; ordinal swings look large in percent terms even when absolute dollars stay smaller. Even at thin scale, Bananas still tops exports and Wheat tops imports. US MFN duties follow the product's HTS classification, not origin; Philippines-origin shipments may still qualify for preferential Special rates under applicable FTAs.
Dig deeper: How tariffs reach consumer prices. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Top Agricultural Exports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bananas | $1.2B |
| 2 | Coconut oil | $1.2B |
| 3 | Cigarettes | $299.3M |
| 4 | Unmanufactured tobacco | $99.5M |
| 5 | Communion wafers; empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use; sealing wafers; rice paper and similar products. | $53.0M |
| 6 | Palm oil | $52.3M |
| 7 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages | $15.5M |
| 8 | Maize (corn) | $5.2M |
| 9 | Coffee extracts | $4.3M |
| 10 | Skim milk and whey powder | $563.0K |
Top Agricultural Imports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat | $2.0B |
| 2 | Cake of soya beans | $1.7B |
| 3 | Rice; milled | $1.5B |
| 4 | Palm oil | $871.5M |
| 5 | Coffee extracts | $512.8M |
| 6 | Refined sugar | $499.1M |
| 7 | Skim milk and whey powder | $479.3M |
| 8 | Meat of pig boneless; fresh or chilled | $438.7M |
| 9 | Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled | $437.7M |
| 10 | Edible offal of pigs; fresh; chilled or frozen | $306.0M |
Trade Profile Summary
- Leading agricultural export: Bananas
- Leading agricultural import: Wheat
Nationwide trading partners with similar ag trade scale
Two FAO peer sets for Philippines's thin-third book, each excluding this country (commodity tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total ag trade
Nearest other countries by cumulative imports+exports ($93.4B here).
Similar trade balance
Nearest other countries by export−import balance (−$47.8B here).
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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