Poverty & Inequality in Philippines 97 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Philippines. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys 2025 down 25.0% 71st Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 32.4% 132nd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 52.8% 122nd Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.92 live births per woman 2023 down 37.0% 120th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,869 kg per hectare 2023 up 9.6% 68th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 28.8% 145th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year 2023 up 11.2% 75th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.1 2023 up 10.7% 130th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.1% 2023 up 10.7% 130th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 28.1% 161st Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.54 % change on previous year 2023 down 199.5% 149th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -25 % change on previous year 2025 down 175.0% 127th Gender Inequality Index 0.351 2023 down 16.6% 85th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.2% 2023 up 35.4% 144th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1239 2023 down 3.3% 72nd Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1239 2023 down 3.3% 72nd Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1481 2023 down 3.2% 72nd Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 5.3% 2023 down 75.1% 39th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.0% 2023 down 82.1% 42nd Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 16.9% 2023 down 55.6% 34th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 58.7% 2023 down 16.0% 34th Prosperity gap 4.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 31.2% 39th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2356 2023 down 22.0% 98th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 3.7% 2023 down 70.6% 40th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 25.3% 2023 down 28.1% 41st Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 21.5% 2023 down 37.3% 34th Population living in slums 35.9% 2022 down 13.6% 64th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.597 2023 up 8.0% 89th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.597 2023 up 8.0% 89th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.597 2023 up 8.0% 89th Proportion of population below international poverty line 5.3% 2023 down 75.1% 41st Three metrics of inequality 57.17 2018 down 5.9% 48th Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.5717 2018 down 5.9% 48th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 86.08 2023 up 25.8% 107th Income share held by second 20% 10.7% 2023 up 23.0% 92nd Income share held by third 20% 14.6% 2023 up 12.3% 102nd Income share held by fourth 20% 20.9% 2023 up 2.0% 106th Income share held by highest 20% 46.9% 2023 down 11.0% 26th Income share held by highest 10% 31.6% 2023 down 12.9% 23rd Income share held by lowest 10% 2.9% 2023 up 38.1% 53rd Income share held by lowest 20% 6.9% 2023 up 32.7% 75th Gini index 39.3 2023 down 15.5% 34th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 10.6% 2023 down 34.6% 75th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 2.84 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 59.1% 18th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 2.3% 2023 down 64.3% 33rd Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0223 2024 down 54.9% 117th Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.5419 2018 down 6.5% 41st Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.5419 2018 down 6.5% 41st Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.0% 2024 down 60.0% 107th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 7,781 2017 up 64.8% 102nd Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 45.4% 2018 down 6.7% 49th Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 16.6% 2018 down 6.9% 40th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 14.1% 2024 up 27.1% 85th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 11.5% 2023 down 53.8% 29th Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.352 2023 down 16.6% 52nd Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 13.25 million people 2023 down 47.0% 13th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 11.5% 2023 down 53.8% 29th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 11.5% 2023 down 53.8% 29th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 11.5% 2023 down 53.8% 29th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 20.48 million people 2023 up 18.8% 30th Page 1 of 2 Next →