Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Philippines
Philippines: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 14.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Philippines, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Philippines stood at 14.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Philippines peaked at 14.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2000.
That places Philippines 75th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +32.1% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +35.4% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +21.1% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | +23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.6% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 6.8% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.0% | 14.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 72 Kuwait 16.3% compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 15.4% compare
- 74 Nepal 14.4% compare
- 76 Tajikistan 14.0% compare
- 77 South Africa 13.0% compare
- 78 El Salvador 12.3% 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 total government spending on essential services, social in Philippines?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Philippines was 14.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Philippines ranks 75th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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