Income share held by the richest 10% in Philippines

The richest 10% of people in Philippines received 31.6% of total income or consumption in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.

Measure: Income share held by the richest 10% Unit: % of total income or consumption Data: 1985 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Philippines, 2023 31.6% % of total income or consumption
Change from 2021 −0.9percentage points 2021: 32.5%

Income share held by the richest 10% in Philippines over time

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

Income share held by the richest 10% (% of total income or consumption), 2003 to 2023
Period Philippines
2023 31.6%
2021 32.5%
2018 33.5%
2015 34.9%
2012 36.3%
2009 36.3%
2006 36.6%
2003 36.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 32.5% in 2021, a change of −0.9 percentage points.
  • Since 1994, when it was 33.6%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SI.DST.10TH.10 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1985 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: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform