Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Philippines

Philippines: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 6.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.5%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
121st
of 191 countries
All-time high
6.8%
in 2021
All-time low
4.6%
in 2014
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Philippines, 2000–2022

02462000201120222000: 6.12001: 5.92002: 6.12003: 5.92004: 5.32005: 52006: 52007: 4.92008: 4.72009: 4.92010: 52011: 4.92012: 4.92013: 4.82014: 4.62015: 4.82016: 4.82017: 4.92018: 5.42019: 5.72020: 6.62021: 6.82022: 6.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 6.5% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.

The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Philippines peaked at 6.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2014.

Philippines ranks 121st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Philippines, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 6.1% —
2001 5.9% -2.5%
2002 6.1% +3.0%
2003 5.9% -4.3%
2004 5.3% -9.2%
2005 5.0% -5.8%
2006 5.0% -1.0%
2007 4.9% -1.0%
2008 4.7% -5.1%
2009 4.9% +6.0%
2010 5.0% +1.2%
2011 4.9% -1.2%
2012 4.9% -0.5%
2013 4.8% -1.6%
2014 4.6% -5.4%
2015 4.8% +4.2%
2016 4.8% +0.3%
2017 4.9% +2.2%
2018 5.4% +10.7%
2019 5.7% +5.7%
2020 6.6% +14.9%
2021 6.8% +3.8%
2022 6.5% -4.1%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 6.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 78% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 6.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.6%, 76% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.4% 4.7% 6.1% 10
2010s 5.0% 4.6% 5.7% 10
2020s 6.6% 6.5% 6.8% 3

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 118 Nicaragua 6.6% compare
  2. 119 Tajikistan 6.6% compare
  3. 120 Ethiopia 6.6% compare
  4. 122 Ghana 6.5% compare
  5. 123 Chad 6.5% compare
  6. 124 Turkey 6.4% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Philippines?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Philippines was 6.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2014.
How does Philippines rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Philippines ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
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