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Legislative constraints on the executive index in Philippines

Philippines: Legislative constraints on the executive index was 0.726 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.726
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
65th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.85
in 2000
All-time low
0.081
in 1979
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Legislative constraints on the executive index in Philippines, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.726 for legislative constraints on the executive index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legislative constraints on the executive index in Philippines peaked at 0.85 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.081, in 1979.

That places Philippines 65th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Legislative constraints on the executive index in Philippines, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.219 —
1901 0.219 +0.0%
1902 0.219 +0.0%
1903 0.219 +0.0%
1904 0.219 +0.0%
1905 0.219 +0.0%
1906 0.219 +0.0%
1907 0.304 +38.8%
1908 0.304 +0.0%
1909 0.304 +0.0%
1910 0.327 +7.6%
1911 0.327 +0.0%
1912 0.327 +0.0%
1913 0.327 +0.0%
1914 0.327 +0.0%
1915 0.327 +0.0%
1916 0.386 +18.0%
1917 0.386 +0.0%
1918 0.386 +0.0%
1919 0.386 +0.0%
1920 0.386 +0.0%
1921 0.386 +0.0%
1922 0.386 +0.0%
1923 0.386 +0.0%
1924 0.386 +0.0%
1925 0.386 +0.0%
1926 0.386 +0.0%
1927 0.386 +0.0%
1928 0.386 +0.0%
1929 0.386 +0.0%
1930 0.386 +0.0%
1931 0.386 +0.0%
1932 0.386 +0.0%
1933 0.386 +0.0%
1934 0.386 +0.0%
1935 0.425 +10.1%
1936 0.56 +31.8%
1937 0.56 +0.0%
1938 0.56 +0.0%
1939 0.56 +0.0%
1940 0.56 +0.0%
1941 0.453 -19.1%
1942 0.094 -79.2%
1943 0.094 +0.0%
1944 0.129 +37.2%
1945 0.146 +13.2%
1946 0.65 +345.2%
1947 0.65 +0.0%
1948 0.65 +0.0%
1949 0.65 +0.0%
1950 0.65 +0.0%
1951 0.65 +0.0%
1952 0.65 +0.0%
1953 0.65 +0.0%
1954 0.65 +0.0%
1955 0.65 +0.0%
1956 0.65 +0.0%
1957 0.65 +0.0%
1958 0.668 +2.8%
1959 0.668 +0.0%
1960 0.668 +0.0%
1961 0.668 +0.0%
1962 0.668 +0.0%
1963 0.668 +0.0%
1964 0.668 +0.0%
1965 0.668 +0.0%
1966 0.676 +1.2%
1967 0.676 +0.0%
1968 0.658 -2.7%
1969 0.628 -4.6%
1970 0.606 -3.5%
1971 0.499 -17.7%
1972 0.233 -53.3%
1973 0.148 -36.5%
1974 0.148 +0.0%
1975 0.148 +0.0%
1976 0.148 +0.0%
1977 0.148 +0.0%
1978 0.091 -38.5%
1979 0.081 -11.0%
1980 0.081 +0.0%
1981 0.081 +0.0%
1982 0.081 +0.0%
1983 0.081 +0.0%
1984 0.081 +0.0%
1985 0.081 +0.0%
1986 0.183 +125.9%
1987 0.36 +96.7%
1988 0.758 +110.6%
1989 0.758 +0.0%
1990 0.787 +3.8%
1991 0.787 +0.0%
1992 0.797 +1.3%
1993 0.797 +0.0%
1994 0.811 +1.8%
1995 0.811 +0.0%
1996 0.811 +0.0%
1997 0.811 +0.0%
1998 0.776 -4.3%
1999 0.835 +7.6%
2000 0.85 +1.8%
2001 0.842 -0.9%
2002 0.802 -4.8%
2003 0.802 +0.0%
2004 0.701 -12.6%
2005 0.757 +8.0%
2006 0.757 +0.0%
2007 0.787 +4.0%
2008 0.787 +0.0%
2009 0.778 -1.1%
2010 0.758 -2.6%
2011 0.766 +1.1%
2012 0.766 +0.0%
2013 0.789 +3.0%
2014 0.789 +0.0%
2015 0.789 +0.0%
2016 0.655 -17.0%
2017 0.623 -4.9%
2018 0.557 -10.6%
2019 0.577 +3.6%
2020 0.577 +0.0%
2021 0.577 +0.0%
2022 0.608 +5.4%
2023 0.634 +4.3%
2024 0.736 +16.1%
2025 0.726 -1.4%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 0.726 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.599, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 0.726 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.653, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.2445 0.219 0.304 10
1910s 0.3506 0.327 0.386 10
1920s 0.386 0.386 0.386 10
1930s 0.4595 0.386 0.56 10
1940s 0.4076 0.094 0.65 10
1950s 0.6536 0.65 0.668 10
1960s 0.6646 0.628 0.676 10
1970s 0.225 0.081 0.606 10
1980s 0.2545 0.081 0.758 10
1990s 0.8023 0.776 0.835 10
2000s 0.7863 0.701 0.85 10
2010s 0.7069 0.557 0.789 10
2020s 0.643 0.577 0.736 6

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 62 Montenegro 0.742 compare
  2. 63 Jordan 0.732 compare
  3. 64 Barbados 0.727 compare
  4. 66 Senegal 0.722 compare
  5. 67 Maldives 0.721 compare
  6. 68 Morocco 0.711 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative constraints on the executive index in Philippines?
Legislative constraints on the executive index in Philippines was 0.726 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.85 in 2000.
What is the lowest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.081 in 1979.
How does Philippines rank for legislative constraints on the executive index?
Philippines ranks 65th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative constraints on the executive index rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative constraints on the executive index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Legislative constraints on the executive index
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Coverage
174 places, 23,601 data points, 1789–2025
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