Philippines posts $2.1 billion balance of payment deficit in April

May 20, 2026 - 9:06 AM
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A worker shows Philippine peso bills inside a money changer in metro Manila, Philippines August 14, 2017. (Reuters/Dondi Tawatao/File Photo)

 The Philippines’ overall balance of payments (BOP) position was a deficit of $2.1 billion in April after a deficit of $2.6 billion in March, the central bank said on Tuesday.

The cumulative 2026 BOP position as at end-April was a $7.4 billion deficit.

—Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by John Mair