Philippines Government Spending

Philippines government spending data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 14.51 percent.
COUNTRY: Philippines
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-07 11:21:25
Economy Data Rating
Philippines · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
69 / 100
Stable economy
Fiscal stability 16.4 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 19.8 / 20
External stability 10.7 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability 2.1 / 10
Future capacity 5.7 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.3 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 93% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1981–2024 19812024
1981 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

Philippines · general government final consumption expenditure as a percentage of gdp.

1981–2024
14.51 percent of GDP
14.22 percent of GDP
13.26 percent of GDP
51 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1981 1989 1997 2005 2013 2021 2024
government spending rate reference line

Countries by government spending

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 37.92
Sweden 26.32
Finland 25.62
Iceland 25.14
Netherlands 24.91
Kuwait 24.6
Belgium 23.53
France 23.09

Interpretation

short note

This public finance indicator helps assess fiscal capacity, budget pressure and the role of government.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
China 16.63
India 9.99
Japan 21.57
Germany 21.06

Related indicators

internal links
Government Revenue GC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Fiscal Balance GC.BAL.CASH.GD.ZS
Tax Revenue GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: NE.CON.GOVT.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-07 11:21:25

Philippines Snapshot

country profile
Population 115.84 m
GDP 487.09 bn
Debt/GDP 43.43%
Inflation 1.66%
Unemployment 2.24%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group Lower middle income

Philippines Government Spending: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Government Spending for Philippines. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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