Philippines

Mid-pack growth (4.1%); inflation 4.3% — above peers MY/TH/ID. WEO Apr 2026 projection.

Mid-pack growth (4.1%); inflation 4.3% — above peers MY/TH/ID. WEO Apr 2026 projection.

Mid-pack growth (4.1%); inflation 4.3% — above peers MY/TH/ID. WEO Apr 2026 projection.

Mid-pack growth (4.1%); inflation 4.3% — above peers MY/TH/ID. WEO Apr 2026 projection.

Primary PH–MY lede metric (same year 2024).

WEO Apr 2026 PCPIPCH — 2026 projection (headline CPI % change); complements scale_growth

BIS WS_CBPOL monthly (BSP Target RRP); cross-check BSP raise to 5.00% effective 27-Aug-2026; TIME_PERIOD=2026-08 monthly end-of-period

BSP inflation-targeting; Target RRP is the policy rate

Current account balance (% of GDP). BoP concept — do not conflate with fiscal balance.

Total reserves in months of imports. Entrepôt / re-export economies (esp. Singapore) can look thin on this ratio despite large absolute reserves.

External debt stocks (% of GNI). IDS developing-economy series — not available for high-income / non-IDS reporters (BRN/MYS/SGP). Not public debt % GDP (fiscal pack). IDS coverage — developing reporters only.

Same-year 2024 peer comparison possible with MYS/PHL/SGP/THA.

Latest available non-null WDI observation. Revenue excl. grants (not tax-only).

IMF general government revenue % GDP — NOT the same series as WDI tax revenue or WDI revenue excl grants. Use for BRN/IDN/VNM revenue context; do not mix into WDI tax ranking.

Electronics (SEIPI) share of total Philippine exports; semiconductors US$29.16bn of US$42.74bn electronics

AIR 2025 Figure 1.4. Flat; major sources Japan/SGP/UK/US; sectors mfg, real estate, ICT. Cross-check vs data/fdi_flows/recipient_totals.csv ASH2025.

GAP: country-level manufacturing US$ not published as absolute in AIR narrative for this host (except IDN/KHM).

GAP: AMS×sector matrix from ASEANstats FDI.HOS.X.SECT not downloaded (portal automation historically blocked). PH text names ICT among sectors without US$.

Display billion from svc_exports_usd; do not re-average

Display billion from ict_exports_usd; do not re-average

WDI BX.GSR.CCIS.ZS latest non-null; raw=17.1456151252185

Modeled ILO estimate via WDI. Cross-country comparable; may diverge from national LFS.

FAO cereal yield (kg/ha) via WDI. Includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, mixed grains.

FIES moderate+severe 32.9% (2023) — far above PoU 3.0%; use for access/experience narrative.

WDI/FAO PoU 3.0% (2023) — low vs moderate/severe food insecurity 32.9% (different concept).

Aligned with data/growth_engines/indicators.csv agr_pct_gdp (API-verified 2026-09-06).

Heritage Index of Economic Freedom overall score (0–100). Edition 2026. World rank 77; Asia-Pacific region rank 14; score change +2.3. PDF: https://static.heritage.org/index/pdf/2026/2026_indexofeconomicfreedom.pdf

Investment Freedom component (0–100). World rank 77; Asia-Pacific region rank 14; score change +2.3. PDF: https://static.heritage.org/index/pdf/2026/2026_indexofeconomicfreedom.pdf

Statutory FDI restrictiveness, total all activities (0=open, 1=closed). End-Dec 2024 measures. Prefer over discontinued Doing Business.

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Prefer for credit-depth charts.

Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults (IMF FAS via WDI).

Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%).

Access to electricity (% of population). SDG 7.1.1 / ESMAP via WDI.

Energy imports, net (% of energy use). Negative = net exporter. Singapore elevated by entrepôt/refining trade.

Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total).

Mine production 354,000 metric tons Ni content (2024). World total 3,710,000 t.

Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high). LPI 2023 edition (Connecting to Compete 2023); WDI series date=2022.

Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Transshipment counted as two lifts — hub volumes look large vs domestic economy size.

Individuals using the Internet (% of population).

Median mobile download (Mbps). Consistent SEA-11 vintage from WB IEP chart citing Ookla Speedtest Global Index Sep 2025.

Account ownership at a financial institution or mobile-money provider (% age 15+). Global Findex 2025 wave (survey year in year field).

Cross-check baseline for source→recipient pack. SGP ~63% of ASEAN total — financial hub distortion.

Proportion of population covered by at least one social protection benefit (effective coverage). ILO construct — do not mix with ASPIRE household-survey coverage on the same axis. Sex=BOTHSEX. Source tag: ILO - Social Security Inquiry Database.

Proportion of persons above statutory pensionable age receiving a pension. Includes contributory and non-contributory where reported by ILO. Sex=BOTHSEX. Source tag: ILO - Social Security Inquiry Database.

Coverage of social protection and labor programs (% of population; direct+indirect beneficiaries). Household-survey ASPIRE — mixed/stale vintages; badge year. BRN/SGP typically not in ASPIRE. STALE vintage — badge year on chart.

Average monthly earnings in PPP international dollars (ILO conversion). Prefer for cross-country earnings comparison vs market-USD. ILO note: PHP: Philippine peso Survey/source: LFS - Labour Force Survey

Statutory monthly minimum wage (ILO labour legislation). Definitions differ: national vs regional lowest vs mean of regions — badge year and read notes. Not a living-wage measure. Type: regional — lowest provincial non-agriculture rate (not NCR). ILO note: Type of minimum wage: Regional (lowest provincial rate in non-agriculture) | ILO calculation: Daily figure multiplied by 6 days and 4.33 weeks | PHP: Philippine peso Survey/source: ADM - Labour legislation

GDP price level index relative to the United States (=100). Higher = more expensive basket vs US. Living-cost / price-level panel — never mash with wage ranks.

Female LFPR (% of female population ages 15+). Modeled ILO estimate via WDI. API-verified 2026-09-06.

Gender LFPR gap in percentage points (male minus female). Positive = male participation higher. Derived from same-year WDI modeled ILO.

GGGI score 0–1 (higher=more parity). Global rank 20. Cross-checked vs published 2025 rankings table.

Country-specific national line

Income · FIES

Income · FIES

Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Vintage 2024.

Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation via WDI. Vintage 2024.

Index 0–100 (geometric mean of tracer service-coverage indicators). WHO GHO original; OWID distribution. Vintage 2023 for all SEA-11. WDI SH.UHC.SRVS.CV.XD archived — not used.

Second among PH peers, behind Malaysia. Original pack note is inconsistent with the values.

PISA 2022 mean mathematics score (primary learning metric for this pack).

HCI scale 0–1. Latest published HCI vintage is 2020 (World Bank HCI update).

Modeled ILO via WDI; ASEAN KF2024 ~64.8% (2023). Lowest LFPR among PH peer set (MY/TH/VN/ID). Aligned with people_risk/indicators.csv.

Employment-to-population mid-low among SEA-11; lowest of PH peer set (MY/TH/VN/ID). New to labour_youth pack.

Youth unemployment mid-pack vs peers: below IDN/MYS, above THA/VNM. Aligned with people_risk/indicators.csv.

Total population. WDI demographic series based on UN World Population Prospects.

Population growth (annual %).

Total fertility rate (births per woman). Latest WDI vintage 2024 as of API pull.

EGDI composite 0–1 (higher=better); group=VHEGDI; rating=V1; egdi_rank_2022=89; epi_rank_2022=80; rank_improve_places=16

EGDI global rank (1=best of 193); group=VHEGDI; rating=V1; egdi_rank_2022=89; epi_rank_2022=80; rank_improve_places=16

E-Participation Index 0–1; group=VHEGDI; rating=V1; egdi_rank_2022=89; epi_rank_2022=80; rank_improve_places=16

EPI global rank (1=best of 193); group=VHEGDI; rating=V1; egdi_rank_2022=89; epi_rank_2022=80; rank_improve_places=16

Score 0-100. Republished by Nations Inquiry from publisher xlsx; direct xlsx captcha-blocked 2026-10-04. Methodology revised vs 2024; do not difference.

Global rank out of 195. Same file as the score. Not comparable to 2024 rank.

0-1 index as of 2023. DataMapper pull 2026-10-04. Vintage older than 2025. Rounded half-up to 3 d.p.

DataMapper series DI. Sums with HCLMP+IEI+RE to AI_PI. Not a 0-1 pillar score and not compute.

GAP: in the 83-country index but overall rank was not in the public Flourish radar. Do not infer.

Rank of 83. Flourish published 2025-08-13, chart still named GAII 5.0. Not MW or GPU.

Rank of 83. Skills panel. Not the overall index.

A extensive, B significant, C medium, D low. NOT an AI index.

WGI estimate · higher = stronger

WGI estimate · higher = stronger

WGI estimate · higher = stronger

Score · higher = freer

Sum of Total Affected across Natural disaster subtype-year rows, 2015–2024. Events=134; subtype-rows with blank affected=0/47. Years with ≥1 Natural event: 2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024. Damage reporting incomplete in EM-DAT — see damage metric notes.

INFORM dimension 0–10 (higher=worse); Natural sub=8.2; risk class=High. Overall INFORM total lives in governance_risk pack — not duplicated as sole column here.

Higher=better adaptation position; global rank 98/190 by 2024 score; zip resources-2026-26-05-12h02.zip

High