Quezon City top contributor to Philippine economy in 2025

MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City continued to be the biggest contributor to the Philippine economy last year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.

In the 2025 Provincial Product Accounts released by the PSA yesterday, it was shown that the city’s economy still had the largest share to the national gross domestic product (GDP) last year.

In particular, Quezon City contributed P1.4 trillion or a six-percent share to the national economy last year. This was followed by Makati with a 5.5-percent share valued at P1.27 trillion.

The province of Laguna placed third with a 4.9-percent share amounting to P1.14 trillion, followed by Manila with a 4.6-percent share worth P1.06 trillion.

“These four economies remained the only economies with a trillion-peso GDP,” the PSA said.

Completing the top 10 provincial and city contributors to the GDP last year are Cavite (3.8 percent share or P875.67 billion), Batangas (3.1 percent or P713.22 billion), Bulacan (2.99 percent or P694.81 billion), Taguig (2.96 percent or P686.68 billion), Pampanga (2.7 percent or P627.89 billion) and Davao City (2.6 percent or P601.68 billion).

In terms of growth rate, Occidental Mindoro posted the fastest growth at 11.2 percent last year. It was also the only economy that posted double-digit growth in 2025.

Capiz placed second with 8.7 percent growth, followed by Maguindanao del Sur (8.63), Antique (8.55) and Davao del Norte (8.3).

Other provinces or cities in the top 10 were General Santos City (8.04 percent), Guimaras (7.96 percent), Cagayan de Oro City (7.4 percent), Surigao del Norte (7.3 percent) and Negros Oriental (seven percent).

Last year, the Philippine economy grew by 4.4 percent, below the government’s 5.5 to 6.5 percent growth target.

For this year, the government is aiming for GDP growth to reach 3.5 to 4.5 percent, lower than its previous goal of five to six percent, amid headwinds stemming from the Middle East crisis and the flood control controversy.

The economy grew by 2.3 percent in the second quarter, the weakest pace since 2021. Average economic growth in the first half was at 2.6 percent.