Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita was -12.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita in Philippines, 2007–2023
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita in Philippines stood at -12.7%.
That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita in Philippines peaked at -2.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -19.4%, in 2020.
Philippines ranks 65th of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2.2% | — |
| 2008 | -4.2% | +88.7% |
| 2009 | -4.1% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | -6.5% | +58.4% |
| 2011 | -7.2% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | -9.0% | +24.4% |
| 2013 | -10.7% | +18.9% |
| 2014 | -10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | -12.1% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | -14.3% | +18.1% |
| 2017 | -14.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | -15.4% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | -16.3% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | -19.4% | +18.8% |
| 2021 | -16.4% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | -15.9% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | -12.7% | -20.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's -12.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.9%. (25 countries reporting)
- Philippines's -12.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.7%. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.5% | -4.2% | -2.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | -11.7% | -16.3% | -6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -16.1% | -19.4% | -12.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More work & labour data for Philippines
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6532 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5998 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7053 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7536 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 93,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 57,828 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 57,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 56,530 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 114,222 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita in Philippines?
- Gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita in Philippines was -12.7% in 2023, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was -2.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.4% in 2020.
- How does Philippines rank for gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita?
- Philippines ranks 65th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.