What is clientelism index in Philippines?

Clientelism index in Philippines was 0.826 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Philippines?

The highest recorded value was 0.867 in 1900.

What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Philippines?

The lowest recorded value was 0.618 in 1946.

How does Philippines rank for clientelism index?

Philippines ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is clientelism index rising or falling in Philippines?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Philippines data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Clientelism Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Clientelism Index in Philippines

Name: Clientelism Index in Philippines
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Philippines: Clientelism Index was 0.826 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.826

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

19th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.867

in 1900

All-time low

0.618

in 1946

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Clientelism Index in Philippines, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for clientelism index in Philippines is 0.826, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, clientelism index in Philippines peaked at 0.867 in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0.618, in 1946.

Philippines ranks 19th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.

Clientelism Index in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Clientelism Index in Philippines, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.867	—
1901	0.867	+0.0%
1902	0.867	+0.0%
1903	0.867	+0.0%
1904	0.867	+0.0%
1905	0.867	+0.0%
1906	0.867	+0.0%
1907	0.844	-2.7%
1908	0.815	-3.4%
1909	0.814	-0.1%
1910	0.811	-0.4%
1911	0.811	+0.0%
1912	0.81	-0.1%
1913	0.81	+0.0%
1914	0.81	+0.0%
1915	0.81	+0.0%
1916	0.81	+0.0%
1917	0.811	+0.1%
1918	0.811	+0.0%
1919	0.808	-0.4%
1920	0.806	-0.2%
1921	0.806	+0.0%
1922	0.814	+1.0%
1923	0.82	+0.7%
1924	0.82	+0.0%
1925	0.815	-0.6%
1926	0.811	-0.5%
1927	0.811	+0.0%
1928	0.821	+1.2%
1929	0.829	+1.0%
1930	0.829	+0.0%
1931	0.825	-0.5%
1932	0.822	-0.4%
1933	0.822	+0.0%
1934	0.826	+0.5%
1935	0.761	-7.9%
1936	0.724	-4.9%
1937	0.724	+0.0%
1938	0.723	-0.1%
1939	0.718	-0.7%
1940	0.718	+0.0%
1941	0.708	-1.4%
1942	0.779	+10.0%
1943	0.821	+5.4%
1944	0.784	-4.5%
1945	0.748	-4.6%
1946	0.618	-17.4%
1947	0.666	+7.8%
1948	0.666	+0.0%
1949	0.677	+1.7%
1950	0.738	+9.0%
1951	0.738	+0.0%
1952	0.738	+0.0%
1953	0.735	-0.4%
1954	0.721	-1.9%
1955	0.721	+0.0%
1956	0.733	+1.7%
1957	0.732	-0.1%
1958	0.726	-0.8%
1959	0.726	+0.0%
1960	0.726	+0.0%
1961	0.727	+0.1%
1962	0.735	+1.1%
1963	0.735	+0.0%
1964	0.735	+0.0%
1965	0.739	+0.5%
1966	0.763	+3.2%
1967	0.763	+0.0%
1968	0.763	+0.0%
1969	0.763	+0.0%
1970	0.712	-6.7%
1971	0.7	-1.7%
1972	0.661	-5.6%
1973	0.686	+3.8%
1974	0.686	+0.0%
1975	0.686	+0.0%
1976	0.686	+0.0%
1977	0.693	+1.0%
1978	0.842	+21.5%
1979	0.844	+0.2%
1980	0.844	+0.0%
1981	0.84	-0.5%
1982	0.836	-0.5%
1983	0.836	+0.0%
1984	0.844	+1.0%
1985	0.848	+0.5%
1986	0.809	-4.6%
1987	0.76	-6.1%
1988	0.735	-3.3%
1989	0.735	+0.0%
1990	0.735	+0.0%
1991	0.735	+0.0%
1992	0.736	+0.1%
1993	0.736	+0.0%
1994	0.736	+0.0%
1995	0.731	-0.7%
1996	0.728	-0.4%
1997	0.728	+0.0%
1998	0.725	-0.4%
1999	0.723	-0.3%
2000	0.723	+0.0%
2001	0.735	+1.7%
2002	0.742	+1.0%
2003	0.742	+0.0%
2004	0.748	+0.8%
2005	0.751	+0.4%
2006	0.751	+0.0%
2007	0.762	+1.5%
2008	0.768	+0.8%
2009	0.768	+0.0%
2010	0.727	-5.3%
2011	0.713	-1.9%
2012	0.713	+0.0%
2013	0.747	+4.8%
2014	0.752	+0.7%
2015	0.769	+2.3%
2016	0.789	+2.6%
2017	0.793	+0.5%
2018	0.803	+1.3%
2019	0.779	-3.0%
2020	0.765	-1.8%
2021	0.802	+4.8%
2022	0.815	+1.6%
2023	0.815	+0.0%
2024	0.815	+0.0%
2025	0.826	+1.3%

Philippines compared with similar countries

Philippines's 0.826 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5145, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Philippines's 0.826 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4255, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.8542	0.814	0.867	10
1910s	0.8102	0.808	0.811	10
1920s	0.8153	0.806	0.829	10
1930s	0.7774	0.718	0.829	10
1940s	0.7185	0.618	0.821	10
1950s	0.7308	0.721	0.738	10
1960s	0.7449	0.726	0.763	10
1970s	0.7196	0.661	0.844	10
1980s	0.8087	0.735	0.848	10
1990s	0.7313	0.723	0.736	10
2000s	0.749	0.723	0.768	10
2010s	0.7585	0.713	0.803	10
2020s	0.8063	0.765	0.826	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is clientelism index in Philippines?: Clientelism index in Philippines was 0.826 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Philippines?: The highest recorded value was 0.867 in 1900.
What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Philippines?: The lowest recorded value was 0.618 in 1946.
How does Philippines rank for clientelism index?: Philippines ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is clientelism index rising or falling in Philippines?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Clientelism Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Clientelism Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 24,366 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Composite index measuring the extent to which politics hinge on clientelistic exchanges of targeted goods, jobs, or cash for electoral support; higher values denote more pervasive clientelism.