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Philippines · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Philippines

East Asia & Pacific Capital Manila Upper middle income Nation age 461 years (since 1565) i PHL · PH
NationsTree Index 2025 i44.0113th of 196 Tree height 2025 i22 msee ranking Military strength i76percentile
Population i116.8 m14th of 217 Area i300,000 km²73rd of 216 GDP i$487.09 bn33rd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$1.47 trn intl.30th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$12,577 intl.131st of 199 Life expectancy i69.9 years154th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i35
Strength · trunk i72
Quality of life · crown i35
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i48
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i26
CSV

In short

Philippines is 113th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 44.0 out of 100; its tree is 22 m tall.

It has 116.8 million people and an economy of $1.47 trn at purchasing power parity, 30th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: High-tech exports (4th of 168), Unemployment (21st of 187) and Adult literacy (19th of 98).

Its weakest positions: DPT immunization (166th of 193), Hospital beds (121st of 145) and Political stability (171st of 207).

Over five years it fell from 79th to 113th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 300,000 73rd/216
Land area ikm² 298,170 72nd/216
Population ipeople 116.8 m 14th/217
Population growth i% 0.81% 113th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 388.5 30th/216
Urban population i% 55.8% 140th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 27.1% 84th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 5.7% 140th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $487.09 bn 33rd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $1.47 trn 30th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $1.26 trn 30th/199
GDP per person iUSD $4,171 147th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $12,577 131st/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $4,850 130th/201
GDP growth i% 4.4% 67th/210
Inflation i% 1.7% 52nd/180
Unemployment i% 2.2% 21st/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 43.4%2014
General government gross debt i% of GDP 59.1% 110th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -4.5% 141st/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 8.6% 80th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 27.0% 70th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 15.3% 38th/192
Services i% of GDP 64.4% 59th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $129.32 bn 44th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $196.02 bn 34th/182
Exports i% of GDP 26.6% 121st/183
Imports i% of GDP 40.2% 103rd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 66.8% 117th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 1.0% 119th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 76.5% 30th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 10.8% 112th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 7.5% 49th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 60.4% 4th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -3.3% 119th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.7% 118th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 2.0% 95th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.03% 89th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.16% 57th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.09% 30th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 1.52% 39th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.16% 98th/209
Arable land i% of land area 18.7% 59th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 4,203 68th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.5 m 81st/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $2.77 bn 42nd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 3.5% 99th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 1.5 m 58th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 69.9 154th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 26.5 133rd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.79 109th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.0 121st/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 71% 166th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 61.9% 98th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 85.3% 118th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 43.0%2018
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 8.5% 142nd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 5.1% 124th/193
Adult literacy i% 98.5% 19th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 47.4% 83rd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.720 117th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 39.3 82nd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 5.3% 77th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 94.8% 155th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 48.5% 109th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 62.2% 72nd/144
Internet users i% of population 67.3% 129th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 115 106th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 7.1 132nd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.20 46th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 5092016
Air passengers carried ipassengers 41.5 m 27th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.50 77th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 28.0% 84th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 22.2 130th/200
Forest area i% of land area 24.8% 119th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 612 114th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 56.3 90th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 36.5 140th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 50.9 132nd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 51.0 171st/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 58.5 81st/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 53.0 117th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 4.3 92nd/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $6.38 bn 41st/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.3% 100th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.4% 74th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 157,000 40th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.37% 135th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 846.0 m 10th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 4.0 m2007

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.28% 76th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 873 34th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 4,752 62nd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Philippines — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/philippines. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Philippines — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/philippines. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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