Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Philippines

Philippines: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 14.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14.1
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
130th
of 187 countries
All-time high
14.86
in 1997
All-time low
9.89
in 1988
Years of data
37
1987–2023

Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Philippines, 1987–2023

0510151987200520231987: 10.91988: 9.91989: 11.71990: 12.41991: 12.81992: 13.51993: 13.71994: 141995: 14.31996: 14.81997: 14.91998: 13.71999: 12.92000: 12.42001: 12.32002: 11.72003: 11.72004: 11.42005: 11.92006: 13.12007: 132008: 132009: 11.72010: 11.62011: 11.82012: 12.32013: 12.72014: 132015: 132016: 13.12017: 13.62018: 142019: 14.52020: 142021: 14.12022: 14.62023: 14.1

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Philippines recorded 14.1 for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in 2023.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Philippines peaked at 14.86 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.89, in 1988.

Philippines ranks 130th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Philippines, 1987 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1987 10.95
1988 9.89 -9.7%
1989 11.68 +18.1%
1990 12.35 +5.8%
1991 12.81 +3.7%
1992 13.54 +5.7%
1993 13.68 +1.0%
1994 14.04 +2.6%
1995 14.27 +1.6%
1996 14.83 +3.9%
1997 14.86 +0.2%
1998 13.68 -8.0%
1999 12.9 -5.7%
2000 12.44 -3.5%
2001 12.27 -1.4%
2002 11.67 -4.9%
2003 11.67 -0.0%
2004 11.36 -2.6%
2005 11.92 +4.9%
2006 13.13 +10.1%
2007 12.96 -1.3%
2008 13.03 +0.6%
2009 11.7 -10.2%
2010 11.64 -0.5%
2011 11.85 +1.8%
2012 12.31 +3.9%
2013 12.74 +3.6%
2014 13.02 +2.1%
2015 13.02 +0.0%
2016 13.09 +0.5%
2017 13.59 +3.9%
2018 14.05 +3.3%
2019 14.49 +3.1%
2020 13.95 -3.7%
2021 14.13 +1.3%
2022 14.62 +3.5%
2023 14.1 -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 10.84 9.89 11.68 3
1990s 13.69 12.35 14.86 10
2000s 12.21 11.36 13.13 10
2010s 12.98 11.64 14.49 10
2020s 14.2 13.95 14.62 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 127 Zimbabwe 14.89 compare
  2. 128 Dominican Republic 14.27 compare
  3. 129 Mexico 14.27 compare
  4. 131 Singapore 14.01 compare
  5. 132 Rwanda 13.98 compare
  6. 133 Côte d'Ivoire 13.6 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Philippines?
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Philippines was 14.1 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 14.86 in 1997.
What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 9.89 in 1988.
How does Philippines rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
Philippines ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,336 data points, 1980–2023
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Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.