East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Philippines: key statistics
Philippines has 117m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $4,171. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Manila
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Philippine peso PHP
- Languages
- English, Filipino, Taglish
- ISO codes
- PHPHL
Population117m2025 · rank 14 of 217GDP$487bn2025 · rank 33 of 211GDP per capita$4,1712025 · rank 148 of 211Life expectancy69.9 yrs2024 · rank 154 of 217Internet users67.3%2024 · rank 129 of 188Fertility1.892024 · rank 110 of 217CO₂ per person1.50 t2024 · rank 127 of 203Inflation1.7%2025 · rank 129 of 180
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Philippines, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Philippines by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 117m | 2025 | 14/217 | 4/37 | +11% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.81% | 2025 | 113/217 | 13/37 | −0.7 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 55.8% | 2025 | 140/217 | 26/37 | +4.6 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.89 | 2024 | 110/217 | 23/37 | −35% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 5.7% | 2025 | 140/217 | 28/37 | +2.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 27.1% | 2025 | 84/217 | 15/37 | −6.4 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 388.5 | 2024 | 30/216 | 6/37 | +12% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 15.9 | 2024 | 97/217 | 18/37 | −32% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 300,000 km² | 2024 | 73/216 | 11/37 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $487bn | 2025 | 33/211 | 9/36 | +59% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $4,171 | 2025 | 148/211 | 28/36 | +43% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $12,577 | 2025 | 131/199 | 18/31 | +82% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $4,850 | 2025 | 130/201 | 24/33 | +48% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 4.4% | 2025 | 67/210 | 15/36 | −1.9 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.6% | 2025 | 65/210 | 18/36 | −1.2 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 8.6% | 2025 | 80/198 | 18/29 | −2.4 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 27.0% | 2025 | 70/201 | 13/30 | −3.5 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 64.4% | 2025 | 60/201 | 14/30 | +5.9 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 22.1% | 2025 | 98/175 | 18/27 | +0.8 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 30.1% | 2025 | 37/163 | 12/25 | −5.5 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.7% | 2025 | 129/180 | 16/27 | +1.0 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 6.4% | 2019 | 49/136 | 6/24 | +0.7 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 7.1% | 2019 | 84/136 | 11/24 | −1.5 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 57.51 | 2025 | 77/210 | 12/36 | +26% | — | |
| Government debt | 43.4% | 2014 | 47/78 | 11/17 | −28.2 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 14.4% | 2024 | 89/142 | 17/25 | +1.4 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 16.9% | 2023 | 115/142 | 22/25 | +3.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 26.3% | 2024 | 94/119 | 13/16 | +2.5 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.30% | 2025 | 100/156 | 12/18 | +0.2 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 26.6% | 2025 | 122/184 | 18/32 | −0.7 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 40.2% | 2025 | 104/184 | 26/32 | +8.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 66.8% | 2025 | 118/184 | 25/32 | +7.7 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -3.5% | 2025 | 114/185 | 19/29 | −5.8 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.7% | 2025 | 118/197 | 18/32 | −0.2 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 8.5% | 2025 | 34/178 | 6/26 | −1.2 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.5m | 2020 | 81/196 | 12/35 | −58% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.2% | 2025 | 167/187 | 22/29 | −0.8 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 7.0% | 2025 | 143/187 | 17/29 | −1.5 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 61.4% | 2025 | 96/187 | 19/29 | −0.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 50.5% | 2025 | 116/187 | 24/29 | +1.8 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $1.8bn | 2023 | 21/145 | 1/24 | +859% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.4% | 2023 | 114/139 | 18/23 | +0.3 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $16.0 | 2023 | 118/145 | 18/24 | +752% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 5.3% | 2023 | 54/151 | 4/17 | −16.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 16.9% | 2023 | 51/151 | 4/17 | −21.2 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 9.7% | 2025 | 127/145 | 8/15 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 39.3 | 2023 | 43/151 | 2/17 | −15% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 3.4% | 2024 | 97/167 | 14/23 | −9.7 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 28.3% | 2025 | 87/190 | 6/30 | +1.1 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 98.5% | 2020 | 31/141 | 6/23 | +1.4 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 97.0% | 2022 | 38/147 | 8/24 | −0.2 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 94.0% | 2024 | 148/191 | 24/30 | −10.6 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 85.3% | 2024 | 118/176 | 21/26 | +3.7 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 47.4% | 2024 | 87/172 | 13/27 | +13.5 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 91.4% | 2024 | 104/168 | 19/26 | −0.2 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 29.1 | 2017 | 40/173 | 5/27 | −14% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.0% | 2025 | 103/184 | 16/29 | +1.1 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 69.9 yrs | 2024 | 154/217 | 26/37 | +0.9% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 21.7 | 2024 | 65/196 | 8/30 | −1.8% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 26.5 | 2024 | 64/196 | 8/30 | −5.4% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 84 | 2023 | 71/194 | 15/30 | −24% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 5.1% | 2023 | 124/193 | 17/29 | +0.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $194 | 2023 | 130/193 | 21/29 | +63% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.79 | 2021 | 114/180 | 15/25 | +43% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 80% | 2024 | 148/193 | 23/30 | −1.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.3% | 2024 | 90/153 | 11/18 | +0.2 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 26.7% | 2021 | 36/154 | 8/25 | −6.7 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 95.9% | 2024 | 116/206 | 24/37 | +4.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 87.2% | 2024 | 128/203 | 25/37 | +11.4 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 67.3% | 2024 | 129/188 | 21/28 | +32.6 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 115.3 | 2024 | 106/210 | 19/34 | +7.5% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 7.1 | 2024 | 132/208 | 19/34 | +155% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 94.8% | 2024 | 155/215 | 29/36 | +5.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 64.0% | 2024 | 127/192 | 18/30 | +19.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 1.50 t | 2024 | 127/203 | 23/37 | +50% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 28.0% | 2021 | 85/212 | 10/37 | −5.8 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 22.6% | 2021 | 106/206 | 14/35 | −6.1 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 24.8% | 2024 | 119/214 | 28/35 | +1.4 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 18.7% | 2024 | 59/206 | 6/34 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 19.0% | 2022 | 62/177 | 6/20 | +1.4 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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