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Where does the Philippines get its cars? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the Philippines imported $4.5 billion of cars (324 thousand tonnes), 0.5% of the world total. Its main sources were Indonesia (41%), Thailand (28%) and China (12%). The Philippines was the world’s 32nd-largest importer of cars.

Summary

Value
$4.5billion
Tonnes
324thousand tonnes
Share of world total
0.5%
World rank
32nd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Indonesia1.8Tonnes: 142,384USD per tonne: $12,94440.7%Sea
Thailand1.3Tonnes: 91,834USD per tonne: $13,69127.7%Sea
China0.55Tonnes: 37,082USD per tonne: $14,72812.1%Sea
Japan0.39Tonnes: 20,992USD per tonne: $18,5378.6%Sea
South Korea0.13Tonnes: 8,431USD per tonne: $15,2292.8%Sea
United States0.08Tonnes: 4,218USD per tonne: $19,3061.8%Sea
India0.07Tonnes: 7,747USD per tonne: $8,6361.5%Sea
Germany0.06Tonnes: 2,867USD per tonne: $22,6671.4%Sea
Malaysia0.04Tonnes: 2,707USD per tonne: $16,2410.97%Sea
Spain0.02Tonnes: 1,142USD per tonne: $17,5830.44%Sea
United Kingdom0.02Tonnes: 807USD per tonne: $20,0490.36%Sea
Vietnam0.01Tonnes: 780USD per tonne: $17,8900.31%Sea
Italy0.01Tonnes: 320USD per tonne: $32,6720.23%Air
United Arab Emirates0.01Tonnes: 324USD per tonne: $23,7300.17%Sea
Slovakia0.01Tonnes: 409USD per tonne: $18,7930.17%Sea
Canada0.01Tonnes: 281USD per tonne: $26,9630.17%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.01Tonnes: 399USD per tonne: $15,9600.14%Sea
Brazil0.01Tonnes: 85USD per tonne: $69,0700.13%Air
Mexico< 0.01Tonnes: 225USD per tonne: $17,5260.09%Sea
Hungary< 0.01Tonnes: 150USD per tonne: $23,9880.08%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Indonesia has been its main source since 2019

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Indonesia 1.8
  • Thailand 1.3
  • China 0.55
  • Japan 0.39
  • South Korea 0.13

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Indonesia01.8
Thailand< 0.011.3
China< 0.010.55
Japan0.360.39
South Korea0.050.13

Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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