CAGAYAN de Oro City — Bukidnon’s economy grew by 2.7 percent in 2025 to ₱274.85 billion, but a sharp decline in construction and mining slowed expansion despite gains in agriculture and services, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Bukidnon reported.
Chief Statistical Specialist Maria Evangeline N. Non presented the figures during the Provincial Product Accounts (PPA) Dissemination Forum on Oct. 13 in Casisang, Malaybalay City.
“Business activity stayed strong, though slowdowns in building and mining held back faster growth,” Non said.
The province’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita reached ₱169,124 in 2025. This measures economic output relative to population, but does not represent the actual income earned by each resident.
Services provided the biggest boost to economic growth, contributing 3.3 percentage points to the province’s overall expansion.
Public administration and defense led services growth at 17.8 percent, followed by health and social work at 14.3 percent, finance and insurance at 11.4 percent, and education at 10.6 percent. Wholesale and retail trade also contributed to the sector’s performance.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing remained the backbone of Bukidnon’s economy, accounting for 47.7 percent of total output and contributing 0.7 percentage points to overall growth.
Services made up 35.7 percent of the economy, while industry accounted for 16.6 percent. Together, agriculture and services represented 83.4 percent of provincial output, underscoring their importance to jobs, livelihoods and business activity.
However, the industry sector contracted by 7.6 percent, pulling down overall growth by 1.4 percentage points.
Construction recorded the steepest decline at 18.6 percent, while mining and quarrying fell by 9.3 percent, Non said.
The figures highlight the uneven performance of Bukidnon’s economy: agriculture and services continued to support growth, while the downturn in construction and mining weighed on expansion.
For local planners, the challenge is to sustain gains in agriculture and services while addressing the decline in industries that contribute to jobs, investments and infrastructure development.
Non said the Provincial Product Accounts give local governments, national agencies, businesses and academic institutions data to assess economic performance, identify growing and declining sectors, and guide development plans and budget priorities.
The forum brought together representatives from these sectors to review Bukidnon’s economic performance from 2023 to 2025 and discuss how local data can inform investment and development decisions. (With a report from Gryzl Francess L. Adviento/PIA-10/Bukidnon)
