Basilan

Economy GDP 2025: ₱24.1B
Growth 2025: +2.5%
People 2024 Census: 391K
Per person GDP 2025: ₱50,165
Biggest sector: Farming and fishing 35.2%

Famous for

#1 in dilis11.9% of the country's catch, 2025
#3 in cassava11% of the country's harvest, 2025
#3 in rubber15.6% of the country's harvest, 2025

Did you know? Isabela City is a component city of Basilan but voted in 2019 not to join BARMM; it belongs to the Zamboanga Peninsula region, so PSA reports its economy separately. Source

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Where these numbers come from

Economy, growth and income per person: PSA Provincial Product Accounts, 2025, at constant 2018 prices. People: 2024 Census of Population. Rank among all 82 provinces in the Atlas.

"Famous for": PSA production volumes for 2025, ranked among provinces as PSA reports them (cities PSA counts separately, like Davao City, are left out). A rank is shown only if the province grows or catches at least 2% of the country's total. Tables: Fruit Crops (0072E4EVCP2); Vegetables and Root Crops (0082E4EVCP3); Non-Food and Industrial Crops (0072E4EVCP1); Palay and Corn (0012E4EVCP0); Fisheries (0112E4GVFP0).

"Did you know?" comes from the fact-checked province notes in the Atlas, with its source linked.

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