Central government expense in Philippines

Central government expense in Philippines was equal to 16.9% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Philippines, 2023 16.9% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −1.7percentage points 2022: 18.6%
World, 2022 28.5% Official aggregate Not the same period as Philippines (2023).

Central government expense in Philippines over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period PhilippinesWorld
2023 16.9% –
2022 18.6% 28.5%
2021 19.1% 31.7%
2020 19.6% 33.4%
2019 14.8% 26.7%
2018 14.2% 26.1%
2017 13.6% 26.3%
2016 13.4% 26.6%
2015 13.5% 26.8%
2014 12.8% 26.8%
2013 13.2% 27.1%
2012 13.5% 27.4%
2011 13.5% 27.5%
2010 13.8% 28.4%
2009 14.5% 28.4%
2008 13.6% 25.9%
2007 13.9% 24.8%
2006 14.6% 24.9%
2005 16.5% 25.1%
2004 15.2% 24.8%
2003 16.3% 25.2%
2002 16.2% 24.9%
2001 16.4% 24.7%
2000 15.7% 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.7 percentage points from 18.6% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 13.2%, the figure has changed by +3.7 percentage points.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2023 for Philippines
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics