Manila, Jan. 8 -- The Philippines' gross international reserves (GIR) rose to USD110.9 billion at end-2025 from USD106.3 billion a year earlier, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

Citing preliminary data, the BSP on Wednesday night said the reserve level is equivalent to 7.4 months' worth of imports of goods and services, well above the international standard of three to four months.

However, the end-December GIR was slightly lower than the USD111.3 billion recorded at end-November 2025, the BSP said in a news release.

The BSP said the dollar reserves consist of foreign-denominated securities, foreign exchange, and other assets, including gold. These can help finance imports and foreign debt, stabilize the currency, a...