Manila: The digital economy accounted for 9.8 percent of the Philippine economy in 2025, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday.

According to Philippines News Agency, the sector generated PHP2.74 trillion in Gross Value Added (GVA) last year, which marked a 5.4 percent increase from PHP2.59 trillion in 2024. The digital economy, encompassing digital-enabling infrastructure, digital content and media, e-commerce, and government digital services, employed 10.39 million Filipinos in 2025, accounting for 21.2 percent of total employment. This employment figure showed a 1.2 percent rise from the 10.27 million workers recorded in 2024.

Digital-enabling infrastructure emerged as the most significant contributor to GVA, contributing PHP1.79 trillion or 65.3 percent. E-commerce followed with a 32.2 percent share, digital content and media at 2.2 percent, and government digital services at 0.3 percent. Within digital-enabling infrastructure, information and communication technology (ICT) services led with a 27.1-percent share, followed by ICT manufacturing at 13.6 percent, and ICT-enabled services at 13.3 percent.

In terms of employment, e-commerce dominated with a 75.8 percent share, while digital-enabling infrastructure accounted for 23.3 percent. Digital content and media contributed 0.8 percent, and government digital services accounted for 0.1 percent, highlighting the diverse opportunities within the digital economy.