The Philippine economy is dominated by the service sector, which contributed approximately 56.9% to the total GDP in 2015. Real estate and trade of motors and vehicles contributed 11% and 16.7% respectively to the service sector. The Philippines significantly relies on its IT-BPO sector, which contributed revenue of 7.35% and remi
ttances inflow of 7.63% in 2015. The Philippines has undertaken various reforms, which has led to economic liberalization of the country. The government’s structural reform in infrastructure and the telecom sector is anticipated to support high growth of the economy. IT-BPO sector is expected to remain the major economic driver in the coming years.
Lucintel, a leading global management consulting and market research firm, has analyzed the political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental factors of the Philippines and has come up with a comprehensive research report, “PESTLE Analysis of the Philippines 2016.” This report provides an analysis of the Philippine economy from historical, current, and future perspectives. SWOT analysis, scenario analysis, and risk analysis of the Philippines are also included in the report. The report also includes the forecast for the economic growth of the Philippines through 2021.
The report highlights various drivers and challenges, which have influenced investment decisions in the economy. The Philippines is a politically stable country. Manila is the second largest destination for IT-BPO and the fourth largest recipient of remittances in the world. The country has a strong current account surplus and high foreign reserves. The Philippines is an archipelago located in place which is prone to earthquake and volcanos. The Philippines frequently faces problems with the occurrence of natural disasters, such as flood, typhoons, and destructive earthquakes, which is one of the main challenges, as it directly affects the country’s GDP. Another challenge for the Philippines is low R&D investment.
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Some of the features of this report:
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Trend and forecast for key macroeconomic variables that are useful to make major investment decision
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Analysis on economic activity, investment environment, and trade structure of the country
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Major industries in the Philippine and its contribution to GDP
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Trends in savings, investments, and consumptions
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Analysis of Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Environmental scenarios as well as their impact on different industries
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Analysis on geographical importance and social structure such as labor quality
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Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat (SWOT) analysis of the Philippine.
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Political Analysis of the Philippines
2.1: Structure and Stability of Government
2.2: Government Policy Agenda
2.2.1: Political Agenda
3. Economic Analysis of the Philippines
3.1: Sectoral Contribution to GDP and Real GDP Growth Rate
3.2: Pricing Trends: Inflation and Interest Rates
3.3: Consumption, Saving, and Investment Trends
3.4: International Trade and Its Contribution to GDP
3.2: Foreign Direct Investment by Industry
4. Economic and Business Risk Analysis of the Philippines
4.1: Risk in Current Account Balance
4.2: Risk in Balance of Payment (BOP)
4.2.1: Risk in Balance of Payment
4.3: Risk in Foreign Exchange Reserves and Exchange Rate
4.4: Risk in Fiscal Balance
4.5: Risk in External Sector
4.5.1: External Debt and Default Risk
4.6: Credit Rating of Countries
5. Social Analysis of the Philippines
5.1: Social and Demographic Analysis
5.2: Labor Market
5.3: Social Development Index
6. R&D and Technological Factors of the Philippines
6.1: R&D Expenditure in the Philippines
6.2: Impact of Technology in Industry
6.3: Technology Policy
7. Legal Analysis of the Philippines
7.1: Corporate Law
7.2: Tax Law
7.3: Recent Economic Policies
7.4: Doing Business in the Philippines 2015
8. Environment Analysis of the Philippines
8.1: Government Action on Environmental Issues
8.2: Environmental Policy
9. SWOT Analysis of the Philippines
List of Figures
Chapter 3. Economic Analysis of the Philippines
Figure 3.1 Global Economic Scenarios
Figure 3.2: Trends of Real GDP Growth Rate
Figure 3.3: Forecast of Real GDP Growth Rate
Figure 3.4: Trends of Per Capita Income
Figure 3.5: GDP Sectoral Contribution
Figure 3.6: Share of Different Sectors in GDP
Figure 3.7: Annual Trends of Inflation and Interest Rates
Figure 3.8: Quarterly Interest Rate of the Philippines
Figure 3.9: Quarterly Inflation Rate of the Philippines
Figure 3.10: Trends of Savings and Investments as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.11: Trends of Consumption Expenditure as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.12: Trends of the Philippines International Trade
Figure 3.13: The Philippines Exports by Product 2015
Figure 3.14: The Philippines Exports by Product 2010
Figure 3.15: The Philippines Imports by Product 2015
Figure 3.16: The Philippines Imports by Product 2010
Figure 3.17: The Philippines Exports by Country 2015
Figure 3.18: The Philippines Exports by Country 2010
Figure 3.19: The Philippines Imports by Country 2015
Figure 3.20: The Philippines Imports by Country 2010
Figure 3.21: Trends of Exports and Imports as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.22: Foreign Direct Investment by Industry
Chapter 4. Economic and Business Risk Analysis of the Philippines
Figure 4.1: Trends of Current Account Balance and Share in GDP
Figure 4.2: Terms of Trade of the Philippines
Figure 4.3: Trends of Balance of Payment
Figure 4.4: Trends of Foreign Exchange Reserves and Exchange Rate
Figure 4.5: Trends of Government Revenue and Expenditure as percentage of GDP
Figure 4.6: Trends of Fiscal Deficit as Percentage of GDP
Figure 4.7: Trends of Debt as percentage of GDP
Chapter 5. Social Analysis of the Philippines
Figure 5.1: Geographical Location of the Philippines
Figure 5.2: Trends of Population and Population Growth Rate
Figure 5.3: Population Age Structure by 2017
Figure 5.4: Trends of Unemployment Rate in the Philippines
Chapter 6. R&D and Technological Factors of the Philippines
Figure 6.1: Trends of R&D Expenditure in the Philippines
List of Tables
Chapter 1. Executive Summary
Table 1.1: Factors Affecting Business in the Philippines
Chapter 2. Political Analysis of the Philippines
Table 2.1: Political Factors and Its Impact on Business
Chapter 3. Economic Analysis of the Philippines
Table 3.1: FDI Limits by Industry
Table 3.2: Economic Factors and Its Impact on Business
Chapter 4. Economic and Business Risk Analysis of the Philippines
Table 4.1: Credit Rating of Countries by Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P
Chapter 5. Social Analysis of the Philippines
Table 5.1: Corruption, GINI, and Human Development Index
Table 5.2: Social Factors and Its Impact on Business
Chapter 6. Social Factors and Its Impact on Business of the Philippines
Table 6.1 The Philippines R&D and Technological factor
Table 6.2: Technological Factors and Its Impact on Business
Chapter 7. Legal Analysis of the Philippines
Table 7.1: Income Tax Slab of the Philippines
Table 7.2: Indicators for Starting-up Business
Table 7.3: Ranking for Procedures of Starting-up a Business
Table 7.4: Legal Factors and Its Impact on Business
Chapter 8. Environment Analysis of the Philippines
Table 8.1: Environmental Factors and Its Impact on Business