Health workers, as a share of public paid employees in Philippines

Philippines: Health workers, as a share of public paid employees was 0.0409 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0409
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
26th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.0689
in 2003
All-time low
0.0398
in 2018
Years of data
19
2001–2019

Health workers, as a share of public paid employees in Philippines, 2001–2019

00.020.040.062001201020192001: 0.0552002: 0.0622003: 0.0692004: 0.0682005: 0.0632006: 0.0582007: 0.0542008: 0.052009: 0.0562010: 0.0562011: 0.062012: 0.0572013: 0.0592014: 0.0562015: 0.0522016: 0.052017: 0.0442018: 0.042019: 0.041

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health workers, as a share of public paid employees in Philippines is 0.0409, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public paid employees in Philippines peaked at 0.0689 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0398, in 2018.

That places Philippines 26th out of 29 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Health workers, as a share of public paid employees in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public paid employees in Philippines, 2001 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0551
2002 0.0624 +13.2%
2003 0.0689 +10.5%
2004 0.0677 -1.8%
2005 0.0634 -6.4%
2006 0.0578 -8.8%
2007 0.0535 -7.4%
2008 0.0501 -6.3%
2009 0.056 +11.7%
2010 0.0562 +0.4%
2011 0.0597 +6.2%
2012 0.0571 -4.4%
2013 0.0585 +2.6%
2014 0.0564 -3.7%
2015 0.0517 -8.3%
2016 0.05 -3.2%
2017 0.0436 -12.9%
2018 0.0398 -8.7%
2019 0.0409 +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0594 0.0501 0.0689 9
2010s 0.0514 0.0398 0.0597 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 23 Jordan 0.0732 compare
  2. 24 Colombia 0.0663 compare
  3. 25 Morocco 0.0521 compare
  4. 27 Russia 0.0333 compare
  5. 28 Paraguay 0.0328 compare
  6. 29 South Africa 0.0016 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public paid employees in Philippines?
Health workers, as a share of public paid employees in Philippines was 0.0409 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.0689 in 2003.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0398 in 2018.
How does Philippines rank for health workers, as a share of public paid employees?
Philippines ranks 26th out of 29 countries with data for 2019.
Is health workers, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Health workers, as a share of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health workers, as a share of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 319 data points, 2000–2021
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