Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Philippines
Philippines: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 14.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Philippines, 1987–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 14.1% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Philippines peaked at 14.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, 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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 10.9% | — |
| 1988 | 9.9% | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 11.7% | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 12.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -3.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 14.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 64% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 14.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.1%, 78% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 12.4% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.6% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 14.0% | 14.6% | 4 |
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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Philippines?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Philippines was 14.1% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1988.
- How does Philippines rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Philippines ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality 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 UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.