Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Philippines
Philippines: Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 was 24.4 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Philippines, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 24.4 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2029.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Philippines peaked at 27.2 Percentage of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.83 Percentage of GDP, in 2014.
Philippines ranks 104th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.81 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 21.02 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 20.56 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 20.41 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 19.37 Percentage of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 18.74 Percentage of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 18.28 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 18.18 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.88 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 19.21 Percentage of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 18.35 Percentage of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 17.22 Percentage of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 17.71 Percentage of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 17.33 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 16.83 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 17.79 Percentage of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 19.01 Percentage of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 19.46 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 20.91 Percentage of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 21.72 Percentage of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 25.92 Percentage of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 27.2 Percentage of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 25.89 Percentage of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 25.21 Percentage of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 24.84 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 24.85 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 24.62 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2027 | 24.46 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2028 | 24.34 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2029 | 24.4 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 24.4 Percentage of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.06 Percentage of GDP, 81% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 24.4 Percentage of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.29 Percentage of GDP, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.45 Percentage of GDP | 17.88 Percentage of GDP | 21.02 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.63 Percentage of GDP | 16.83 Percentage of GDP | 21.72 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.17 Percentage of GDP | 24.34 Percentage of GDP | 27.2 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More economy & growth data for Philippines
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 33.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5964 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 24.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Philippines?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Philippines was 24.4 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2 Percentage of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.83 Percentage of GDP in 2014.
- How does Philippines rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Philippines ranks 104th out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.