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Where does the Philippines get its rice? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the Philippines imported $2.5 billion of rice (4.8 million tonnes), 6.4% of the world total. Vietnam sold 73% of the total, followed by Thailand (12%) and Pakistan (6%). The Philippines was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of rice.

Summary

Value
$2.5billion
Tonnes
4.8million tonnes
Share of world total
6.4%
World rank
2nd
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
Vietnam1.8Tonnes: 3,550,044USD per tonne: $51073%Sea
Thailand0.3Tonnes: 632,329USD per tonne: $47712.2%Sea
Pakistan0.14Tonnes: 311,734USD per tonne: $4485.6%Sea
Myanmar0.11Tonnes: 221,545USD per tonne: $4964.4%Sea
China0.06Tonnes: 20,878USD per tonne: $2,8002.4%Sea
India0.05Tonnes: 35,020USD per tonne: $1,3761.9%Sea
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 2,705USD per tonne: $1,4760.16%Sea
Singapore re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 7,748USD per tonne: $3330.1%Sea
Cambodia< 0.01Tonnes: 3,296USD per tonne: $5450.07%Sea
Taiwan< 0.01Tonnes: 1,112USD per tonne: $1,0550.05%Sea
Bangladesh< 0.01Tonnes: 514USD per tonne: $2,1290.04%Sea
Japan< 0.01Tonnes: 501USD per tonne: $7370.01%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 46USD per tonne: $1,7670%Sea
United States< 0.01Tonnes: 62USD per tonne: $8000%Sea
France< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $6,2520%Sea
Brazil< 0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $2,2650%Sea
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $6760%Sea
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $1,2560%Sea
Australia< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $1,5370%Sea
Mozambique< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,0720%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Vietnam has been its main source since 2019

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

  • Vietnam 1.8
  • Thailand 0.3
  • Pakistan 0.14
  • Myanmar 0.11
  • China 0.06

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Vietnam01.8
Thailand0.030.3
Pakistan00.14
Myanmar00.11
China< 0.010.06

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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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