How the Philippines’ illicit trade environment compares with its peers

The Philippines placed 64^th out of 87 countries and territories in the 2025 edition of the , developed by the . The index assesses the abilities of each country and territory to combat illicit trade but instead of the scale of illegal activity, it looks at four categories — governance and cooperation; surveillance and enforcement; customs and border management; and economic management and regulatory environment — to evaluate their capacity to disrupt illicit markets. On a scale of 0–100, where 100 means best performance, the Philippines scored 55.4, below the Asia and the Pacific average score of 59.5.