Palawan

Economy GDP 2025: ₱131B
Growth 2025: +0.5%
People 2024 Census: 969K
Per person GDP 2025: ₱132,087
Biggest sector: Farming and fishing 25.2%

Famous for

#1 in cashews97.5% of the country's harvest, 2025
#1 in tulingan11.2% of the country's catch, 2025
#1 in lapu-lapu15.9% of the country's catch, 2025

Did you know? Palawan is the country's #2 seaweed farming province, after Tawi-Tawi: 284,352 tonnes in 2024, about 20% of national output. It was also MIMAROPA's top rice producer, with 453,839 tonnes of palay. 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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