Tax revenues vs income inequality in Philippines
Philippines: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 14.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
14.1
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
129th
of 186 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 in Philippines, 1987–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 14.1 for tax revenues 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 revenues vs income inequality in Philippines peaked at 14.86 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.89, in 1988.
Philippines ranks 129th of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Philippines?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Philippines was 14.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 14.86 in 1997.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.89 in 1988.
- How does Philippines rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Philippines ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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