Manila maintains trillion-peso economy status

The City of Manila sustained its status as a trillion-peso economy in 2025, recording an estimated gross domestic product of P1.06 trillion and ranking third among all cities behind Quezon City and Makati City, economic census data released Tuesday revealed.

According to figures published 6 October 2026 by the Philippine Statistics Authority during the opening of National Statistics Month for the National Capital Region, the capital city generated approximately 14.6 percent of Metro Manila’s overall economic output.

Services dominated the local economy, accounting for 77.4 percent of Manila’s total GDP, while industrial production contributed the remaining 22.6 percent.

Wholesale and retail trade, alongside vehicle repair, formed the largest single economic sector at 22 percent of city GDP, followed by manufacturing at 18.5 percent, and public administration and defense at 15.4 percent.

Transportation and storage emerged as the city’s fastest-growing sector in 2025, expanding by 10 percent, followed by healthcare and social work activities at 9.4 percent, and education at 6.4 percent.

The city’s per capita GDP reached P565,047 in 2025, placing Manila among the highly urbanized cities in Metro Manila that outperformed the regional average.

Public administration contributed the largest single driver to annual GDP growth at 0.5 percentage points, followed by transportation and storage at 0.4 percentage points, and health services at 0.24 percentage points.

City officials attributed the sector growth in healthcare, public administration, and education to sustained municipal investments under Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso’s social service infrastructure framework, following his return to executive office in July 2025.