<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Philippines<nl>Economy</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Overview:</hi> Domestic output in this primarily agricultural economy failed to grow in 1992 and rose only slightly in 1993. Drought and power supply problems hampered production, while inadequate revenues prevented government pump priming. Worker remittances helped to supplement GDP. A marked increase in capital goods imports, particularly power generating equipment, telecommunications equipment, and electronic data processors, contributed to 20% import growth in both 1992 and 1993.
<item><hi format=bold>National product:</hi> GDP—purchasing power equivalent—$171 billion (1993 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>National product real growth rate:</hi> 1.4% (1993 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>National product per capita:</hi> $2,500 (1993 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Agriculture:</hi> accounts for about 20% of GDP and about 45% of labor force; major crops—rice, coconuts, corn, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangos; animal products—pork, eggs, beef; net exporter of farm products; fish catch of 2 million metric tons annually
<item><hi format=bold>Illicit drugs:</hi> illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade; growers are producing more and better quality cannabis despite government eradication efforts; transit point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for the US
<item><hi format=bold>Economic aid:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>recipient:</hi> US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $3.6 billion; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-88), $7.9 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $5 million; Communist countries (1975-89), $123 million