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General Information

Region		South-eastern Asia
Population (000, 2019)		108 117
Pop. density (per km2, 2019)		362.6
Capital city		Manila
Capital city pop. (000, 2019)		13 698.9^b
UN membership date		24-Oct-45
Surface area (km2)		300 000^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		101
National currency		Philippine Piso (PHP)
Exchange rate (per US$)		52.7^c

Economic indicators

	2005	2010	2019
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	103 072	199 591	313 595^a
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2010 prices)	4.8	7.6	6.7^a
GDP per capita (current US$)	1 194.7	2 129.5	2 989.0^a
Economy: Agriculture^d (% of Gross Value Added)	12.7	12.3	9.7^a
Economy: Industry^d,e (% of Gross Value Added)	33.8	32.6	30.5^a
Economy: Services and other activity^d,e (% of GVA)	53.5	55.1	59.9^a
Employment: Agriculture^f (% of employed)	36	33.2	24.6
Employment: Industry^f (% of employed)	15.6	15	18
Employment: Services^f (% employed)	48.5	51.8	57.4
Unemployment (% of labour force)	3.8	3.6	1.8^f
Labour force participation^f (female/male pop. %)	47.6 / 76.4	48.5 / 76.0	45.9 / 74.1
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	100	...	117^g,c
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	99	112	113^h
International trade: Exports (million current US$)	41 255	51 498	67 488^c
International trade: Imports (million current US$)	49 487	58 468	115 038^c
International trade: Balance (million current US$)	- 8 233	- 6 970	- 47 550^c
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	1 990	7 179	- 7 879^c

Social indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Population growth rateⁱ (average annual %)	2	1.7	1.7^j
Urban population (% of total population)	45.7	45.3	47.1
Urban population growth rateⁱ (average annual %)	1.8	1.5	2.1^j
Fertility rate, totalⁱ (live births per woman)	3.7	3.3	3^j
Life expectancy at birthⁱ (females/males, years)	72.4 / 65.5	73.4 / 65.8	74.6 / 66.2^j
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	37.1 / 5.5	34.0 / 6.5	30.5 / 8.3
International migrant stock^k,l (000/% of total pop.)	257.5 / 0.3	208.6 / 0.2	218.5 / 0.2^a
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	0.9^m	139.9^m	417.1^c
Infant mortality rateⁱ (per 1 000 live births)	27.9	25.5	23.7^j
Health: Current expenditureⁿ (% of GDP)	3.9	4.3	4.4^h
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	1.2	1.3	...
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	2.4	2.7^o	...
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	105.4 / 106.5	107.5 / 108.6^o	109.0 / 112.7^h
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	87.6 / 78.3	87.5 / 80.9^o	93.3 / 85.2^h
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	30.4 / 24.7	33.0 / 26.4	40.3 / 30.5^a
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	7.5	9.5	11^h
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	15.3	21	29.4

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	5.4^f	25	60.1^f,a
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	0.1	0.1^o	0.1^p
Threatened species (number)	456^q	697	780
Forested area (% of land area)	23.7	22.9	27.8^f,h
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	74.8 / 0.9	84.9 / 0.9	105.7 / 1.1^r
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	762	924	1 106^h
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	17	17	21^h
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^s (000)	2 623	3 520	6 621^a
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	38.7	41.4	41.7^c
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	0.48	0.24	0.04^a

Footnotes

a		2017
b		Refers to the National Capital Region.
c		2018
d		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
e		Including taxes less subsidies on production and imports.
f		Estimate.
g		Index base: 2012=100.
h		2016
i		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
j		2015
k		Including refugees.
l		Refers to foreign citizens.
m		Data as at the end of December.
n		Data revision.
o		2009
p		2013
q		2004
r		2014
s		Including nationals residing abroad.