Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Philippines
Philippines: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 15.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Philippines stood at 15.2%.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Philippines peaked at 19.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2005.
Philippines ranks 52nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.2% | — |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 15.2% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.4% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.1% | 19.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.03 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (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 15.2% in 2025, 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 19.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2005.
- How does Philippines rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Philippines ranks 52nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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