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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Philippines

Government consumption (% of GDP) in the Philippines in 2025 — 15.1%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 132. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 6.9 pp.

2025 15.1% +0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 75of 132
Period maximum 15.6%2021
Period minimum 6.8%1984

Trend over time

1981–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Philippines, 1981–202557.51012.51517.519811986199119962001200620112016202120251981: 8.3%1982: 8.6%1983: 7.8%1984: 6.8%1985: 7.4%1986: 7.7%1987: 8.1%1988: 8.7%1989: 9.1%1990: 9.6%1991: 9.5%1992: 9.2%1993: 9.6%1994: 10.3%1995: 10.9%1996: 11.4%1997: 12.6%1998: 12.9%1999: 11.8%2000: 11.1%2001: 10.7%2002: 10.3%2003: 9.9%2004: 9.1%2005: 8.9%2006: 9.1%2007: 9.2%2008: 8.8%2009: 9.8%2010: 9.7%2011: 9.7%2012: 10.8%2013: 10.8%2014: 10.6%2015: 10.9%2016: 11.3%2017: 11.3%2018: 12%2019: 12.5%2020: 15.3%2021: 15.6%2022: 15%2023: 14.2%2024: 14.6%2025: 15.1%
Change over the period: +6.9 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Philippines

Philippines 15.1%
South-Eastern Asia computed 10.9%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 11.6%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.1 +0.6 pp
2024 14.6 +0.3 pp
2023 14.2 −0.8 pp
2022 15 −0.5 pp
2021 15.6 +0.3 pp
2020 15.3 +2.8 pp
2019 12.5 +0.4 pp
2018 12 +0.7 pp
2017 11.3 +0.1 pp
2016 11.3 +0.3 pp
2015 10.9 +0.4 pp
2014 10.6 −0.3 pp
2013 10.8 +0 pp
2012 10.8 +1.1 pp
2011 9.7 −0 pp
2010 9.7 −0.1 pp
2009 9.8 +1 pp
2008 8.8 −0.4 pp
2007 9.2 +0.2 pp
2006 9.1 +0.2 pp
2005 8.9 −0.3 pp
2004 9.1 −0.8 pp
2003 9.9 −0.3 pp
2002 10.3 −0.5 pp
2001 10.7 −0.3 pp
2000 11.1 −0.8 pp
1999 11.8 −1 pp
1998 12.9 +0.3 pp
1997 12.6 +1.2 pp
1996 11.4 +0.5 pp
1995 10.9 +0.6 pp
1994 10.3 +0.7 pp
1993 9.6 +0.4 pp
1992 9.2 −0.3 pp
1991 9.5 −0.1 pp
1990 9.6 +0.5 pp
1989 9.1 +0.4 pp
1988 8.7 +0.6 pp
1987 8.1 +0.4 pp
1986 7.7 +0.3 pp
1985 7.4 +0.7 pp
1984 6.8 −1 pp
1983 7.8 −0.8 pp
1982 8.6 +0.3 pp
1981 8.3 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BN Brunei Darussalam 23.8 TH Thailand 16.7 PH Philippines 15.1 MY Malaysia 12.4 SG Singapore 10.3 VN Vietnam 9.4 ID Indonesia 7.5 KH Cambodia 5.7
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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