Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Philippines
Philippines: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 99.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Philippines, 1985–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 99.4% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in 2021.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Philippines peaked at 99.7% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 1997.
That places Philippines 33rd out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 99.6% | — |
| 1988 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 99.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 99.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More poverty & inequality data for Philippines
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.92 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,869 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.1 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Philippines?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Philippines was 99.4% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1988.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 1997.
- How does Philippines rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Philippines ranks 33rd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.