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Central Visayas (VII)

Cebu

Economy GDP 2025
₱454B
Growth 2025
+2.7%
People 2024 Census
3.40M
Per person GDP 2025
₱126,961
Biggest sector
Other services 22.2%

Famous for

  • #2 in dilis9.5% of the country's catch, 2025
  • #2 in roses4.2% of the country's harvest, 2025
  • #3 in cabbage5.8% of the country's harvest, 2025

Did you know? Cebu province alone, excluding its three highly urbanized cities, accounts for 34% of Central Visayas' GDP. 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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