Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Philippines
Philippines: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 11.53 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Philippines, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 11.53 for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Philippines peaked at 43.34 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 11.53, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 29th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.17 | 41 | 43.34 | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.71 | 30.73 | 40.64 | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.58 | 23.44 | 28.79 | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.1 | 13.41 | 24.94 | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.61 | 11.53 | 15.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More poverty & inequality data for Philippines
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.92 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,869 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 14.1 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.351 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.19 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1239 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1239 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1481 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2356 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Philippines?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Philippines was 11.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 43.34 in 1985.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.53 in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Philippines ranks 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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