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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines ranked as the world’s third-fastest-growing market for intangible investments in its first appearance in a World Intellectual Property Organization (Wipo) report, making it the only Southeast Asian economy included.
In its World Intangible Investment Highlights 2026, Wipo said the Philippines’ intangible investments grew by 4.6 percent from 2021 to 2022, following only India (7.9 percent) and Japan (4.8 percent) among the 29 economies covered.
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From 2012 to 2022, the country’s intangible investments grew at a compound annual growth rate of 3.9 percent, expanding the global average of 3.5 percent.
