Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Philippines
Philippines: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 73.86 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Philippines, 1985β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 73.86 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Philippines peaked at 89.05 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 71.52, in 2018.
That places Philippines 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 88.06 | 87.08 | 89.05 | 2 |
| 1990s | 82.7 | 78.03 | 85.37 | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.91 | 76.02 | 79.87 | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.85 | 71.52 | 76.53 | 3 |
| 2020s | 74.38 | 73.86 | 74.89 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 24 Gambia 78.22 compare
- 25 Guinea 76.62 compare
- 26 Cameroon 73.98 compare
- 28 Bangladesh 71.5 compare
- 29 Mauritania 71.16 compare
- 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70.29 compare
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 14.1 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.351 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Philippines?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Philippines was 73.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 89.05 in 1985.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.52 in 2018.
- How does Philippines rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Philippines ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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