Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
7 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
7.51 million (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
multiple national private TV and radio networks; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; more than 400 TV stations; about 1,500 cable TV providers with more than 2 million subscribers; over 1,400 radio stations; was scheduled to move to digital by the end of 2023 (2019)
Communications: Internet country code
.ph
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
67.26% (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
4 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
4.627 million (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
144 (2022 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
135 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
sugarcane, rice, coconuts, maize, bananas, vegetables, tropical fruits, plantains, pineapples, cassava (2023)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on alcohol and tobacco
1.9% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on food
37.3% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$93.871 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$65.069 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
$11.384 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
$10.756 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
$7.266 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
-$1.199 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
-$2.143 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
-$8.877 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
-$3.047 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
$11.578 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
-$5.943 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
-$18.261 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
-$12.387 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
-$17.514 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Debt - external: Debt - external 2022
$110.776 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Debt - external: Debt - external 2023
$63.241 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
57.2907 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
Philippine pesos (PHP) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
42.4462 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
44.3952 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
45.5028 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
47.4925 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
50.4037 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
52.6614 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
51.7958 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
49.6241 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
49.2546 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
54.4778 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
55.6304 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
57.2907 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
integrated circuits, machine parts, gold, insulated wire, semiconductors (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$68.170 billion (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$81.375 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$83.378 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$84.987 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$97.074 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$104.793 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$106.953 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$91.172 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$101.486 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$98.832 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$103.588 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$106.99 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
25.8% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
14.5% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
76.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-40.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
23.6% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
0.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
9.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
27.7% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
63.2% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$11,794 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$461.618 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$1.366 trillion (2024 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2015
44.6 (2015 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018
42.3 (2018 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2021
40.7 (2021 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2023
39.3 (2023 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
31.6% (2023 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
2.9% (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
integrated circuits, refined petroleum, cars, crude petroleum, coal (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$69.240 billion (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$97.859 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$111.848 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$126.846 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$145.499 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$152.459 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$119.257 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$148.699 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$152.638 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$151.441 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$161.154 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
5.6% (2024 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015
0.67% (2015 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016
1.25% (2016 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017
2.85% (2017 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018
5.31% (2018 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019
2.39% (2019 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
2.39% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
3.93% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
5.82% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
5.98% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
3.21% (2024 est.)
Economy: Labor force
50.979 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Population below poverty line
15.50% (2023 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2013
47.14% (2013 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2014
43.43% (2014 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2017
39.9% of GDP (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$694.071 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$726.056 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$787.994 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$840.501 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$988.832 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$923.367 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$1.002 trillion (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$1.078 trillion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$1.137 trillion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$1.202 trillion (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
6.35% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
7.15% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
6.93% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
6.34% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
6.12% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-9.52% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
5.71% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
7.58% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
5.52% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
5.69% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$6,689 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$6,894 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$7,383 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$7,774 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$8,924 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$8,238 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$8,858 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$10,131 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$10,986 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$26.717 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$28.691 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$29.799 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$34.883 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
$36.685 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
9.4% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
8.9% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
8.7% of GDP (2024 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2015
$80.640 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2016
$80.666 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2017
$81.414 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2018
$79.196 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019
$89.515 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020
$109.990 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021
$108.755 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$96.04 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$103.742 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$106.195 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
14.1% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2019
2.24% (2019 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2020
2.52% (2020 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2021
3.40% (2021 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
2.60% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
2.20% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
2.20% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
8.3% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
5.6% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
6.6% (2024 est.)
Energy: Coal: consumption
42.859 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: exports
8.151 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
36.542 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: production
14.457 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: proven reserves
361 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - rural areas
91.1%
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
94.8% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - urban areas
98%
Energy: Electricity generation sources: biomass and waste
1.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
77.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: geothermal
9.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: hydroelectricity
9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
1.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: wind
0.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
100.824 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
29.174 million kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
10.693 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
17.654 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: consumption
3.12 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: imports
794.289 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: production
2.325 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: proven reserves
98.543 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: crude oil estimated reserves
138.5 million barrels (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
457,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: total petroleum production
10,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from coal and metallurgical coke
88.581 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from consumed natural gas
6.05 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
61.597 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
156.228 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
Environment: Environmental issues
deforestation, especially in watershed areas; illegal mining and logging; soil erosion; air and water pollution in major urban centers; coral reef degradation; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps; coastal erosion; dynamite fishing; wildlife extinction
Environment: Geoparks: global geoparks and regional networks
Bohol Island (2023)
Environment: Geoparks: total global geoparks and regional networks
1
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
42.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 18.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 18.9% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
24.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
32.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: agriculture
1,662.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: energy
230.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: other
39.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: waste
452.7 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
25.4 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Total renewable water resources
479 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: agricultural
67.937 billion cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: industrial
13.602 billion cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: municipal
9.498 billion cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
2.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
55.45% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
14.632 million tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
49.9% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Georgia; slightly larger than Arizona
Geography: Area: land
298,170 sq km
Geography: Area: water
1,830 sq km
Geography: Coastline
36,289 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Mount Apo 2,954 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Philippine Sea 0 m
Geography: Elevation: mean elevation
442 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
13 00 N, 122 00 E
Geography: Geography - note
note 1: for decades, the Philippine archipelago was reported as having 7,107 islands; in 2016, the national mapping authority reported that hundreds of new islands had been discovered and increased the number of islands to 7,641, though not all of the new islands have been verified note 2: the Philippines is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, which is a belt bordering the Pacific Ocean that contains about 75% of the world's volcanoes and up to 90% of the world's earthquakes note 3: the Philippines sits on the Pacific typhoon belt, and an average of 9 typhoons make landfall on the islands each year, with about 5 being destructive; the country is the most exposed in the world to tropical storms
Geography: Irrigated land
16,270 sq km (2012)
Geography: Land boundaries: total
0 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
42.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 18.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 18.9% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
24.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
32.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Major lakes (area sq km): salt water lake(s)
Laguna de Bay - 890 sq km
Geography: Map references
Southeast Asia
Geography: Maritime claims: continental shelf
to the depth of exploitation
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
irregular polygon extending up to 100 nm from coastline as defined by 1898 treaty; since late 1970s has also claimed polygonal-shaped area in South China Sea as wide as 285 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
astride typhoon belt, usually affected by several cyclonic storms each year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis volcanism: significant volcanic activity; Taal (311 m) has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Mayon (2,462 m), the country's most active volcano, erupted in 2009 and forced over 33,000 to be evacuated; other historically active volcanoes include Biliran, Babuyan Claro, Bulusan, Camiguin, Camiguin de Babuyanes, Didicas, Iraya, Jolo, Kanlaon, Makaturing, Musuan, Parker, Pinatubo, and Ragang; see note 2 under "Geography - note"
Geography: Population distribution
population concentrated in areas with good farmland; highest concentrations are northwest and south-central Luzon, the southeastern extension of Luzon, and the islands of the Visayan Sea, particularly Cebu and Negros; Manila is home to one eighth of the national population
Geography: Terrain
mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands
Government: Administrative divisions
81 provinces and 38 chartered cities provinces: Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Albay, Antique, Apayao, Aurora, Basilan, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Biliran, Benguet, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cebu, Cotabato, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao de Oro, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Dinagat Islands, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela, Kalinga, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, La Union, Leyte, Maguindanao, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Mountain, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Northern Samar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Quirino, Rizal, Romblon, Samar, Sarangani, Siquijor, Sorsogon, South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tarlac, Tawi-Tawi, Zambales, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay chartered cities: Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Caloocan, Cebu, Cotabato, Dagupan, Davao, General Santos, Iligan, Iloilo, Lapu-Lapu, Las Pinas, Lucena, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Mandaue, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Naga, Navotas, Olongapo, Ormoc, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, San Juan, Santiago, Tacloban, Taguig, Valenzuela, Zamboanga
Government: Capital: etymology
derives from the Tagalog word may , meaning "there is," and nila , the local name for a shrub in the indigo family
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
14 36 N, 120 58 E
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
no
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
at least one parent must be a citizen of the Philippines
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
no
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
10 years
Government: Constitution: amendment process
proposed by Congress if supported by three fourths of the membership, by a constitutional convention called by Congress, or by public petition; passage by either of the three proposal methods requires a majority vote in a national referendum
Government: Constitution: history
several previous; latest ratified 2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Philippines
Government: Country name: etymology
named in honor of King PHILLIP II of Spain by Spanish explorer Ruy LOPEZ de VILLALOBOS, who visited the islands in 1543
Government: Country name: local long form
Republika ng Pilipinas
Government: Country name: local short form
Pilipinas
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador MaryKay Loss CARLSON (since 22 July 2022)
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
acsinfomanila@state.gov https://ph.usembassy.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
1201 Roxas Boulevard, Manila 1000
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[63] (2) 5301-2017
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
8600 Manila Place, Washington DC 20521-8600
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[63] (2) 5301-2000
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
1600 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Jose Manuel del Gallego ROMUALDEZ (since 29 November 2017)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s) general
Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Tamuning (Guam)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
info@phembassy-us.org The Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Washington D.C. (philippineembassy-dc.org)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 328-7614
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 467-9300
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Cabinet appointed by the president with the consent of the Commission of Appointments, an independent body of 25 Congressional members that includes the Senate president (ex officio chairman) and is appointed by the president
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President Ferdinand "BongBong" MARCOS, Jr. (since 30 June 2022)
Government: Executive branch: election results
2022: Ferdinand MARCOS, Jr. elected president; percent of vote - Ferdinand MARCOS, Jr. (PFP) 58.7%, Leni ROBREDO (independent) 27.9%, Manny PACQUIAO (PROMDI) 6.8%, other 6.6%; Sara DUTERTE-Carpio elected vice president; percent of vote Sara DUTERTE-Carpio (Lakas-CMD) 61.5%, Francis PANGILINAN (LP) 17.8%, Tito SOTTO 15.8%, other 4.9% 2016: Rodrigo DUTERTE elected president; percent of vote - Rodrigo DUTERTE (PDP-Laban) 39%, Manuel "Mar" ROXAS (LP) 23.5%, Grace POE (independent) 21.4%, Jejomar BINAY (UNA) 12.7%, Miriam Defensor SANTIAGO (PRP) 3.4%; Leni ROBREDO elected vice president; percent of vote Leni ROBREDO (LP) 35.1%, Ferdinand MARCOS, Jr. (independent) 34.5%, Alan CAYETANO 14.4%, Francis ESCUDERO (independent) 12%, other 4%
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
president and vice president directly elected on separate ballots by simple-majority popular vote for a single 6-year term
Government: Executive branch: expected date of next election
9 May 2028
Government: Executive branch: head of government
President Ferdinand "BongBong" MARCOS, Jr. (since 30 June 2022)
Government: Executive branch: most recent election date
9 May 2022
Government: Flag
description: two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red; a white equilateral triangle is based on the left side; the center of the triangle has a yellow sun with eight rays, each split into smaller rays; the triangle's corners each have a small five-pointed yellow star meaning: blue stands for peace and justice, red for courage, and the triangle for equality; the rays represent the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain, and the stars represent the country's three parts: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao history: the design dates to 1897
Government: International law organization participation
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; withdrew from the ICCt in March 2019
Government: International organization participation
ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CD, CICA (observer), CP, EAS, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 14 associate justices)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
justices are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Bar Council, a constitutionally created, 6-member body that recommends Supreme Court nominees; justices serve until age 70
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
Court of Appeals; Sandiganbayan (special court for corruption cases of government officials); Court of Tax Appeals; regional, metropolitan, and municipal trial courts; sharia courts
Government: Legal system
mixed system of civil, common, Islamic (sharia), and customary law
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: chamber name
House of Representatives (Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: electoral system
mixed system
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: expected date of next election
May 2028
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: most recent election date
5/12/2025
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: number of seats
317 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: parties elected and seats per party
Lakas-CMD party (103), National Unity Party (NUP) (32), Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) 31, Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) (27), Nacionalista Party (NP) (22), Liberal Party (LP) (6), others (28), independents (11)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: percentage of women in chamber
28.3%
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: term in office
3 years
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: chamber name
Senate (Senado)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: electoral system
plurality/majority
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: expected date of next election
May 2028
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: most recent election date
5/12/2025
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: number of seats
24 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: parties elected and seats per party
Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) (2); Nacionalista Party (NP) (3); Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) (2); Lakas- CMD party (1); Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KANP) (1); Liberal Party (1); Independents (2)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: percentage of women in chamber
20.8%
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: scope of elections
partial renewal
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: term in office
6 years
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
bicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
Congress (Kongreso)
Government: National anthem(s): history
music adopted 1898 and lyrics adopted 1956; only sung in Tagalog
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
collectively/Julian FELIPE
Government: National coat of arms
the coat of arms was adopted on 3 July 1946; the three gold stars represent the major island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao; the rays of the sun represent the provinces of the Philippines; the American eagle and lion of Spain represent the nation's colonial past
Government: National color(s)
red, white, blue, yellow
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Baroque Churches of the Philippines (c); Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (n); Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (c); Historic Vigan (c); Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park (n); Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (n)
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
6 (3 cultural, 3 natural)
Government: National holiday
Independence Day, 12 June (1898)
Government: National symbol(s)
three stars and sun, Philippine eagle
Government: Political parties
Democratic Action (Aksyon Demokratiko) Alliance for Change (Hugpong ng Pagbabago or HNP) Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KANP) Lakas ng EDSA-Christian Muslim Democrats or Lakas-CMD Liberal Party or LP Nacionalista Party or NP Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC National Unity Party or NUP Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan or PDP-Laban Partido Federal ng Pilipinas or PFP
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. Led by Emilio AGUINALDO, the Filipinos conducted an insurgency against US rule from 1899-1902, although some fighting continued in outlying islands as late as 1913. In 1935, the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected president and was tasked with preparing the country for independence after a 10-year transition. The islands fell under Japanese occupation during World War II, and US forces and Filipinos fought together during 1944-45 to regain control. On 4 July 1946 the Republic of the Philippines attained its independence. Twenty-one years of authoritarian rule under Ferdinand MARCOS ended in 1986, when a "people power" movement in Manila ("EDSA 1") forced him into exile and installed Corazon AQUINO as president. Several coup attempts hampered her presidency, and progress on political stability and economic development faltered until Fidel RAMOS was elected president in 1992. The US closed its last military bases on the islands the same year. Joseph ESTRADA was elected president in 1998. His vice-president, Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, succeded him in 2001 after ESTRADA's stormy impeachment trial on corruption charges broke down and another "people power" movement ("EDSA 2") demanded his resignation. MACAPAGAL-ARROYO was elected president in 2004. Corruption allegations marred her presidency, but the Philippine economy was one of the few to avoid contraction after the 2008 global financial crisis. Benigno AQUINO III was elected as president in 2010, followed by Rodrigo DUTERTE in 2016. During his term, DUTERTE pursued a controversial drug war that garnered international criticism for alleged human rights abuses. Ferdinand MARCOS, Jr. was elected president in 2022 with the largest popular vote in a presidential election since his father's ouster. For decades, the country has been challenged by armed ethnic separatists, communist rebels, and Islamic terrorist groups, particularly in the southern islands and remote areas of Luzon.
Military and Security: Military - note
the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are responsible for territorial defense and assisting with internal security; much of the AFP's operational focus is on internal security alongside the Philippines National Police, particularly in the south, where several separatist insurgent, terrorist, and criminal groups operate and a considerable portion of the AFP is typically deployed; additional combat operations are conducted against the Communist People’s Party/New People’s Army, which is active mostly on Luzon, as well as the Visayas and areas of Mindanao; prior to a peace deal in 2014, the AFP fought a decades-long conflict against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a separatist organization based mostly on the island of Mindanao, which had up to 40,000 fighters under arms maritime security is also a priority; the AFP's naval forces conduct naval interdiction missions in support of security operations on the southern islands, including joint maritime patrols with Indonesia and Malaysia; rising tensions with China over disputed waters and land features in the South China Sea since 2012 have spurred the AFP to place more emphasis on blue-water naval capabilities, including acquiring larger warships such as guided missile frigates, corvettes, offshore patrol vessels, and landing platform dock (LPD) amphibious assault ships the Philippine military was formally organized during the American colonial period as the Philippine Army; they were established by the National Defense Act of 1935 and comprised of both Filipinos and Americans; the US and Philippines agreed to a mutual defense treaty in 1951; based on agreements signed in 2014 and 2023, the Philippine Government allows the rotational presence of US military forces, aircraft, and ships at up to nine bases in the Philippines; also in 2023, the US agreed to assist in modernizing Philippine defense capabilities, deepen interoperability, enhance bilateral planning and information-sharing, and combat transnational and nonconventional threats (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force Department of Transportation: Philippine Coast Guard (PCG); Department of the Interior: Philippine National Police Force (PNP) (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security service personnel strengths
approximately 145,000 active Armed Forces (105,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 8,000 Marine Corps; 15,000 Air Force) (2025)
Military and Security: Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
the AFP is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems from more than a dozen countries, including Brazil, Israel, South Korea, and the US (2025)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2015
1.09% (2015 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2016
1.05% (2016 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2017
1.17% (2017 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2018
1.18% (2018 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2019
1.13% (2019 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2020
1.30% (2020 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2021
1.41% (2021 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2022
1.32% (2022 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2023
1.18% (2023 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2024
1.32% (2024 est.)
Military and Security: Military service age and obligation
some variations in age based on the branch of service, but generally 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
30.2% (male 18,234,279/female 17,462,803)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
64.3% (male 38,381,583/female 37,613,294)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
5.6% (2024 est.) (male 2,611,230/female 3,973,874)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
1.47 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
3.34 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
4.85 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
16.02 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 15
1.5% (2022)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 18
9.4% (2022)
People and Society: Children under the age of 5 years underweight
16.7% (2021 est.)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
5.10% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
55.6% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
8.7 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
11.5 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
55.6 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
47 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 92.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 94.9% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 97.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 7.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 5.1% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 2.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
3.6% of GDP (2023 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
15.2% national budget (2025 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
3.97% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Tagalog 26%, Bisaya/Binisaya 14.3%, Ilocano 8%, Cebuano 8%, Illonggo 7.9%, Bikol/Bicol 6.5%, Waray 3.8%, Kapampangan 3%, Maguindanao 1.9%, Pangasinan 1.9%, other local ethnicities 18.5%, foreign ethnicities 0.2% (2020 est.)
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
0.94 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
5.1% of GDP (2022)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
9% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.30% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
1.0 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
19.6 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
24.4 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
21.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
People and Society: Languages: Languages
Tagalog 39.9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 16%, Hiligaynon/Ilonggo 7.3%, Ilocano 7.1%, Cebuano 6.5%, Bikol/Bicol 3.9%, Waray 2.6%, Kapampangan 2.4%, Maguindanao 1.4%, Pangasinan/Panggalato 1.3%, other languages/dialects 11.2%, unspecified 0.4% (2020 est.)
People and Society: Languages: major-language sample(s)
Ang World Factbook, ang mapagkukunan ng kailangang impormasyon. (Tagalog) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
73.0 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
67.0 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: female
97% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: male
98.4% (2020 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: total population
98.47% (2020 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
14.667 million MANILA (capital), 1.949 million Davao, 1.025 million Cebu City, 931,000 Zamboanga, 960,000 Antipolo, 803,000 Cagayan de Oro City, 803,000 Dasmarinas (2023)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
84 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
People and Society: Median age: female
26.3 years
People and Society: Median age: male
25.1 years
People and Society: Mother's mean age at first birth
23.6 years (2022 est.)
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Philippine
People and Society: Net migration rate
-2.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
6.4% (2016)
People and Society: People - note
one of only two predominantly Christian nations in Southeast Asia, the other being Timor-Leste
People and Society: Physician density
0.79 physicians/1,000 population (2021)
People and Society: Population
115,843,670 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
population concentrated in areas with good farmland; highest concentrations are northwest and south-central Luzon, the southeastern extension of Luzon, and the islands of the Visayan Sea, particularly Cebu and Negros; Manila is home to one eighth of the national population
People and Society: Population growth rate
0.83% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
59,049,971
People and Society: Population: male
59,227,092
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: rural
rural: 92.7% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 94.5% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 96.5% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: rural
rural: 7.3% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 5.5% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 3.5% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): female
13 years (2021 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): male
12 years (2021 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total
12 years (2021 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.04 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
1.02 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.66 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: female
3.7% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: male
34.4% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: total
19.2% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
1.89 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
2.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
55.45% (2024 est.)
Space: Key space-program milestones
1994 - formed a consortium of companies to acquire and operate satellites 1996 - acquired first communications satellite (Agila-1) from Indonesia after it was already in orbit 2014 - initiated a scientific remote sensing (RS) microsatellite development program in collaboration with Japan, resulting in first RS microsatellite (Diwata-1) being deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) in 2016 2018 - first domestically designed and built scientific/technology-demonstrator cube satellite (Maya-1) deployed from ISS; second RS microsatellite (Diwata-2) developed with assistance from and launched by Japan 2023 - signed agreement with the ESA and EU to expand cooperation on Earth observation/RS data sharing 2025 - signed US-led Artemis Accords for space exploration
Space: Space agency/agencies
Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA; established 2019) (2025)
Space: Space program overview
has a small space program focused on acquiring satellites and related technologies, largely for climate studies, national security, and risk management; also prioritizing development of space expertise and industry; manufactures and operates satellites (mostly micro- and nano-sized), including remote sensing and scientific/experimental; has relations with a variety of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of China, the ESA (and some of its member states), India, Japan, Russia, and the US (2025)
Terrorism: Terrorist group(s)
Abu Sayyaf Group; Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army (CPP/NPA); Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – East Asia (ISIS-EA) in the Philippines
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: IDPs
1,158,643 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
2,342 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: stateless persons
30 (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
256 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
RP
Transportation: Heliports
416 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
bulk carrier 52, container ship 43, general cargo 955, oil tanker 207, other 946
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
2,203 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Batangas City, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Manila, San Fernando Harbor, Subic Bay
Transportation: Ports: large
2
Transportation: Ports: medium
4
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
22
Transportation: Ports: small
8
Transportation: Ports: total ports
70 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
56
Transportation: Railways: narrow gauge
28 km (2017) 1.067-m gauge
Transportation: Railways: standard gauge
49 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge
Transportation: Railways: total
77 km (2017)
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