Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Philippines
Philippines: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 3.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Philippines stood at 3.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Philippines peaked at 8.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -3.6%, in 2022.
That places Philippines 33rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -92.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +1022.2% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +136.6% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +35.6% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -22.5% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +42.2% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -29.3% |
| 2009 | -1.3% | -148.3% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -433.6% |
| 2011 | -0.1% | -101.2% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -10020.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -37.2% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +62.6% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +117.3% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -51.8% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -25.9% |
| 2020 | -3.4% | -208.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -143.9% |
| 2022 | -3.6% | -340.7% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -189.2% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +17.4% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -3.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 3.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 3.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +10020.0% | -0.1% | 5.0% |
| 2002 | +1022.2% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | -1.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | -0.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -3.6% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Philippines?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Philippines was 3.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6% in 2022.
- How does Philippines rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Philippines ranks 33rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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