Military spending as a share of GDP in Philippines
Philippines: Military spending as a share of GDP was 1.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
1.0%
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
111th
of 172 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 1952
All-time low
0.6%
in 2005
Years of data
74
1946–2019
Military spending as a share of GDP in Philippines, 1946–2019
Source: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 1.0% for military spending as a share of gdp in 2019.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Philippines peaked at 2.4% in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2005.
Philippines ranks 111th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 1.0% | — |
| 1947 | 0.8% | -16.4% |
| 1948 | 1.4% | +63.7% |
| 1949 | 1.7% | +21.0% |
| 1950 | 1.8% | +7.9% |
| 1951 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 2.4% | +32.8% |
| 1953 | 2.0% | -14.9% |
| 1954 | 1.7% | -14.8% |
| 1955 | 1.5% | -15.3% |
| 1956 | 1.5% | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 1.3% | -13.1% |
| 1960 | 1.2% | -4.4% |
| 1961 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 1.1% | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | +29.2% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | +28.4% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | +19.2% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -15.9% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -25.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -30.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -30.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 4 |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6442 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 2,687 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 37.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 154,500 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6191 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Philippines?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Philippines was 1.0% in 2019, according to Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1952.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
- How does Philippines rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Philippines ranks 111th out of 172 countries with data for 2019.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).