Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Philippines
Philippines: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 16.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Philippines, 1985–2018
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Philippines stood at 16.6%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Philippines peaked at 25.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2018.
Philippines ranks 40th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 19.6% | — |
| 1988 | 18.3% | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 20.8% | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 25.0% | +29.1% |
| 2000 | 21.6% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -3.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 16.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 16.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.1%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.9% | 18.3% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 19.3% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 17.9% | 21.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 16.6% | 17.6% | 3 |
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 income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Philippines?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Philippines was 16.6% in 2018, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2018.
- How does Philippines rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Philippines ranks 40th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.