Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Philippines
Philippines: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 45.4 in 2018. βΌ Falling
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Philippines, 1985β2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 45.4 for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Philippines peaked at 54.25 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 45.4, in 2018.
That places Philippines 49th out of 113 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.91 | 48.41 | 49.42 | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.9 | 50 | 54.25 | 3 |
| 2000s | 49.58 | 48.67 | 51.54 | 4 |
| 2010s | 46.88 | 45.4 | 48.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 46 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 45.61 compare
- 47 Cambodia 45.45 compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 45.42 compare
- 50 Niger 45.23 compare
- 51 Russian Federation 45.09 compare
- 52 Mali 44.94 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 of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Philippines?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Philippines was 45.4 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 54.25 in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4 in 2018.
- How does Philippines rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Philippines ranks 49th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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