Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Philippines

Philippines: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was -6.86 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
-6.86 %
Change on year
up 20.2%
World rank
51st
of 68 countries
All-time high
-3.92 %
in 2015
All-time low
-8.6 %
in 2022
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Philippines, 2012–2023

-9-8-7-6-5-42012201720232012: -4.1 %2013: -4 %2014: -4.1 %2015: -3.9 %2016: -5.8 %2017: -4.7 %2018: -5.5 %2019: -5.6 %2020: -5.9 %2021: -7.6 %2022: -8.6 %2023: -6.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Philippines is -6.86 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Philippines peaked at -3.92 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, -8.6 %, in 2022.

Philippines ranks 51st of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National in Philippines, 2012 to 2023.
Year % Change
2012 -4.1 %
2013 -4.03 % -1.7%
2014 -4.06 % +0.7%
2015 -3.92 % -3.4%
2016 -5.79 % +47.7%
2017 -4.68 % -19.2%
2018 -5.55 % +18.6%
2019 -5.58 % +0.5%
2020 -5.91 % +5.9%
2021 -7.61 % +28.8%
2022 -8.6 % +13.0%
2023 -6.86 % -20.2%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's -6.86 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.64 %. (27 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's -6.86 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.58 %, 4.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s -4.71 % -5.79 % -3.92 % 8
2020s -7.25 % -8.6 % -5.91 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Philippines?
Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Philippines was -6.86 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was -3.92 % in 2015.
What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was -8.6 % in 2022.
How does Philippines rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
Philippines ranks 51st out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
77 places, 1,154 data points, 2000–2025
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.