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Philippines
Ranked 15 of 27 for comprehensive power, with an overall score of 15.2 out of 100.
Gained 0.4 points (+3% change) in overall score in 2025.
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Analysis
The Philippines is a middle power in Asia.
The Philippines' score rose slightly by 0.4 points in 2025.
The Philippines' strongest measure is defence networks, where it places ninth, reflecting the extent of its bilateral military cooperation with treaty ally the United States, as well as cooperation with other security partners such as Japan. The Philippines has continued to increase its military capability score, which rose by one place to 16th.
The Philippines ranks lowest in resilience, in part a result of internal conflict legacies, ranking 21st for this measure in 2025.
The Philippines exerts slightly more influence in the region than expected given its available resources, as indicated by the country's positive Power Gap score. Despite this, the gap narrowed over the past year.
Read more analysis in the Key Findings report. Explore further results in the Scores section.
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Bilateral Influence
Bilateral trade, current dollars (2024)
Countries that influence the Philippines
Globally, which countries does the Philippines do most of its trade with?
Countries influenced by the Philippines
Which countries in the region rely most on trade with the Philippines?
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Comprehensive power
A country’s weighted average across eight measures of power
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