Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Philippines

Philippines: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.316 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.316
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
58th
of 93 countries
All-time high
0.4
in 2012
All-time low
0.316
in 2023
Years of data
22
2001–2023

Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Philippines, 2001–2023

00.10.20.30.42001201220232001: 0.382003: 0.3762004: 0.3762005: 0.3772006: 0.3862007: 0.3872008: 0.382009: 0.3832010: 0.3882011: 0.3912012: 0.42013: 0.42014: 0.3872015: 0.382016: 0.3752017: 0.3512018: 0.352019: 0.3432020: 0.3292021: 0.3252022: 0.3232023: 0.316

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.316 for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Philippines peaked at 0.4 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.316, in 2023.

That places Philippines 58th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+) in Philippines, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 0.38
2003 0.376 -1.1%
2004 0.376 +0.0%
2005 0.377 +0.3%
2006 0.386 +2.4%
2007 0.387 +0.3%
2008 0.38 -1.8%
2009 0.383 +0.8%
2010 0.388 +1.3%
2011 0.391 +0.8%
2012 0.4 +2.3%
2013 0.4 +0.0%
2014 0.387 -3.3%
2015 0.38 -1.8%
2016 0.375 -1.3%
2017 0.351 -6.4%
2018 0.35 -0.3%
2019 0.343 -2.0%
2020 0.329 -4.1%
2021 0.325 -1.2%
2022 0.323 -0.6%
2023 0.316 -2.2%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 0.316 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3275, 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 0.316 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.315, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3806 0.376 0.387 8
2010s 0.3765 0.343 0.4 10
2020s 0.3233 0.316 0.329 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 55 Belize 0.32 compare
  2. 55 El Salvador 0.32 compare
  3. 57 Paraguay 0.317 compare
  4. 58 Netherlands 0.316 compare
  5. 60 Thailand 0.315 compare
  6. 61 Austria 0.314 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Philippines?
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Philippines was 0.316 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.4 in 2012.
What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.316 in 2023.
How does Philippines rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
Philippines ranks 58th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
93 places, 1,587 data points, 1989–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.