Fitch Ratings gave the Philippines its long-coveted investment grade rating in 2013, followed by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s. Foreign direct investment, he pointed out, has grown sharply under his administration from $1.07 billion in 2010 to $6.2 billion in 2014.
Idagdag na rin po natin diyan ang naiulat na pagkaunti ng Overseas Filipinos. Noong taong 2011, nasa 9.51 million ang naitalang Overseas Filipinos ng Department of Foreign Affairs. Sa huling datos naman ng Disyembre ng taong 2014, nasa 9.07 million na lang ito.