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Philippines

East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income · capital Manila

Reports 21 of 21 indicators tracked here.

Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.

Health

Life expectancy

2024 · 2 years old

69.9years

Ranks 154 of 217 in 2024

6% below world median · 4% below East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Under-5 mortality

2024 · 2 years old

26.5per 1,000 live births

Ranks 133 of 196 in 2024

77% above world median · 54% above East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Maternal mortality

2023 · 3 years old

84per 100,000 live births

Ranks 123 of 194 in 2023

79% above world median · 2% above East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Child stunting

2021 · 5 years old

26.7% of under-5s

Ranks 24 of 32 in 2021

43% above world median · 15% above East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure

Health spending

2023 · 3 years old

5.10% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

19% below world median

Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Fertility rate

2024 · 2 years old

1.89births per woman

Not ranked — no better end

about the same world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education

Adult literacy

2020 · 6 years old

98.5% of adults 15+

Ranks 9 of 42 in 2020

5% above world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 42 countries reporting in 2020 — not a published figure

Primary enrolment

2024 · 2 years old

94.0% gross

Ranks 103 of 134 in 2024

5% below world median · 6% below East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Education spending

2025 · 1 year old

3.97% of GDP

Ranks 2 of 2 in 2025

6% below world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 2 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Economy

GDP per capita

2025 · 1 year old

4,171current US$

Ranks 125 of 186 in 2025

47% below world median · 37% below East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

GDP per capita (PPP)

2025 · 1 year old

12,577international $

Ranks 120 of 185 in 2025

38% below world median · 23% below East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Extreme poverty

2023 · 3 years old

5.3% of population

Ranks 49 of 57 in 2023

4.9× above world median · 71% above East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Income inequality (Gini)

2023 · 3 years old

39.3index, 0–100

Ranks 40 of 57 in 2023

16% above world median · 13% above East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure

Unemployment

2025 · 1 year old

2.2% of labour force

Ranks 21 of 182 in 2025

56% below world median · 27% below East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Inflation

2025 · 1 year old

1.7% per year

Not ranked — no better end

45% below world median

Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Military spending

2024 · 2 years old

1.32% of GDP

Not ranked — no better end

16% below world median

Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Infrastructure

Electricity access

2024 · 2 years old

94.8% of population

Ranks 155 of 215 in 2024

5% below world median · 5% below East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Safe drinking water

2024 · 2 years old

48.5% of population

Ranks 108 of 148 in 2024

40% below world median · 22% below East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Internet use

2024 · 2 years old

67.3% of population

Ranks 125 of 182 in 2024

18% below world median · 21% below East Asia & Pacific

Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Environment

CO₂ per person

2024 · 2 years old

1.50t CO₂e per person

Not ranked — no better end

41% below world median

Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure

Society

Population

2025 · 1 year old

116.8mpeople

Not ranked — no better end

16.8× above world median

Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.