South Cotabato

Economy GDP 2025: ₱158B
Growth 2025: +6.6%
People 2024 Census: 1.01M
Per person GDP 2025: ₱153,739
Biggest sector: Farming and fishing 24.7%

Famous for

#1 in skipjack tuna70% of the country's catch, 2025
#1 in galunggong9.9% of the country's catch, 2025
#1 in papayas39.3% of the country's harvest, 2025

Did you know? South Cotabato calls itself the Land of the Dreamweavers and names its yearly foundation festival after t'nalak, the abaca cloth woven by the T'boli of Lake Sebu. 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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