Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) in Philippines
Philippines: Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) was 5.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population below international poverty line in Philippines, 1985–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of population below international poverty line in Philippines stood at 5.3%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.6% on the previous year and down 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population below international poverty line in Philippines peaked at 43.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2023.
That places Philippines 42nd out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 43.3% | — |
| 1988 | 41.0% | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 40.6% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 30.7% | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -43.2% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -34.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 5.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 4.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 5.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9%, 5.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.1% | 41.0% | 43.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 30.7% | 40.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.0% | 26.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 8.3% | 21.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.3% | 8.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 39 Nicaragua 6.6% compare
- 40 Tajikistan 6.1% compare
- 41 Bangladesh 5.9% compare
- 42 India 5.3% compare
- 44 Peru 5.1% compare
- 45 El Salvador 4.6% compare
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 proportion of population below international poverty line in Philippines?
- Proportion of population below international poverty line in Philippines was 5.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Philippines ranks 42nd out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population below international poverty line rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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