Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Philippines

Philippines: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total was 8,603 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8,603
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
23rd
of 76 countries
All-time high
8,603
in 2019
All-time low
3,910
in 2001
Years of data
19
2001–2019

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Philippines, 2001–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2001201020192001: 3.9k2002: 4.0k2003: 4.3k2004: 4.3k2005: 4.3k2006: 4.3k2007: 4.5k2008: 5.0k2009: 5.3k2010: 5.4k2011: 5.4k2012: 5.4k2013: 6.0k2014: 6.5k2015: 6.5k2016: 6.7k2017: 7.6k2018: 7.6k2019: 8.6k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Philippines stood at 8,603. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Philippines peaked at 8,603 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,910, in 2001.

Philippines ranks 23rd of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,463 3,910 5,323 9
2010s 6,581 5,431 8,603 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 20 Mauritius 11,410 compare
  2. 21 Bangladesh 10,000 compare
  3. 22 Dominican Republic 9,903 compare
  4. 24 India 8,000 compare
  5. 25 Mexico 6,020 compare
  6. 26 Honduras 5,800 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Philippines?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total in Philippines was 8,603 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 8,603 in 2019.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 3,910 in 2001.
How does Philippines rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total?
Philippines ranks 23rd out of 76 countries with data for 2019.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,024 data points, 1970–2021
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