GDP per person employed in Philippines
Philippines: GDP per person employed was 24,593 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Philippines, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 24,593 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Philippines peaked at 24,593 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12,374 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1993.
Philippines ranks 122nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,876 constant 2021 PPP $ | 12,374 constant 2021 PPP $ | 13,548 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 14,447 constant 2021 PPP $ | 13,224 constant 2021 PPP $ | 15,980 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,507 constant 2021 PPP $ | 16,441 constant 2021 PPP $ | 23,666 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,342 constant 2021 PPP $ | 22,362 constant 2021 PPP $ | 24,593 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 119 Cape Verde 27,490 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 120 El Salvador 26,535 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 121 India 24,842 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 123 Angola 24,396 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 124 Tonga 23,337 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 125 Tajikistan 22,156 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
More work & labour data for Philippines
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 50.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Philippines?
- Gdp per person employed in Philippines was 24,593 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 24,593 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,374 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1993.
- How does Philippines rank for gdp per person employed?
- Philippines ranks 122nd out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.