Distillers Philippines
A one-page guide to the Philippines for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Manila (government seat in Metro Manila)
- Official languages
- Filipino, English
- Currency
- Philippine peso (PHP)
- Time zone
- UTC+8
- Area
- 300,000 km²
People
- Population
- 116.8 million (2025)
- Population growth
- 0.8% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 55.8%
- Aged under 15
- 27.1%
- Aged 65 and over
- 5.7%
- Life expectancy
- 69.9 years
Economy
- GDP
- US$487.1 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,171 (2025)
- Economic growth
- 4.4% (2025)
- Inflation
- 1.7% (2025)
Climate
Tropical maritime, hot and humid (about 82% humidity). Hot dry season March-May, rainy season June-November, cool dry season December-February. Sea-level mean about 26.6 C; about 19 typhoons a year enter the region, mostly July-October.
Alcohol
- Alcohol is
- Legal
- Legal drinking age
- 18 to purchase (no minimum drinking age)
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 6.1 litres of pure alcohol (2022-2024 average (WHO estimate for 2024))
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); World Bank indicators (population, area, GDP, GDP per capita, growth, inflation); WHO Global Health Observatory, indicator SA_0000001688; UN Comtrade public API (HS 2208); Wikipedia: Legal drinking age; Wikipedia: Emperador Inc.; Wikipedia: Tanduay; Wikipedia: Ginebra San Miguel; Triple i Consulting - how to import wine in the Philippines. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.