Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Philippines
Philippines: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 35.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Philippines, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Philippines stood at 35.0%.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Philippines peaked at 35.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2005.
Philippines ranks 85th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.9% | — |
| 2001 | 22.5% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 19.3% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 25.2% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 31.4% | 35.4% | 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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Philippines?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Philippines was 35.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2005.
- How does Philippines rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Philippines ranks 85th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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