Development Ledger · Asia-Pacific
Philippines
HDI rank 117 of 193Upper-middle incomeGDI group 1
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.720
+0.127 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.597
17.1% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
69.8 yrs
Expected schooling 12.8 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$10,731
Mean schooling 10.0 yrs
HDI over Time
Philippines against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.766
Education0.689
Income0.706
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.52. A child born today will be 52% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Philippines against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.