The Philippines received a higher score in terms of investor relations, but its global ranking slipped to second place in 2025 out of 54 countries from last year’s first spot, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Monday.
The BSP said in a statement the country achieved a score of 49.3 in investor relations this year, up from 48.9 in 2024, representing efforts to maintain good rapport with investors and credit rating companies.
It said the score was based on the 2025 Investor Relations and Debt Transparency Report of the Institute of International Finance (IIF).
“The IIF assessment recognizes the concerted efforts of the economic team to provide information and answer questions about the Philippines’ strong macroeconomic fundamentals and ongoing structural reforms,” said BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr.
This presented a decline from the country’s first place ranking last year, falling behind Indonesia with a score of 49.4 out of 50.
A debt transparency score of 12.3 out of 13 also stripped the Philippines of its first rank last year to the third in 2025, together with Brazil and Chile.
Meanwhile, the Philippines ranked first in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and policy dissemination with a perfect score of 4.
The BSP said these scores reflected the enhanced transparency practices and availability of ESG data in the Philippine market.
The BSP said its investor relations program maintains its proactive outreach to the global investment community through its initiatives and ESG data.
The 2025 report assessed 54 markets worldwide based on investor relations, debt transparency and ESG data and policy dissemination.
