Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in Philippines
Philippines: Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports was 0.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Philippines, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Philippines stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Philippines peaked at 0.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.
Philippines ranks 40th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 7.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 28.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More infrastructure data for Philippines
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 133.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0382 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Philippines?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Philippines was 0.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- How does Philippines rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Philippines ranks 40th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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