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The economy of the Philippines is an emerging market, and considered as a newly industrialized country in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2024, the Philippine economy is estimated to be at ₱26.55 trillion ($471.5 billion), making it the world's 32nd largest by nominal GDP and 13th largest in Asia according to the International Monetary Fund .
Economic history of the Philippines (1965–1986) Real GDP per capita development of the Philippines, 1965 to 1986. The 21-year period of Philippine economic history during Ferdinand Marcos’ regime – from his election in 1965 until he was ousted by the People Power Revolution in 1986 – was a period of significant economic lows. [1] [2] [3 ...
The economy saw continuous real GDP growth of at least 5% since 2012. The Philippine Stock Exchange index ended 2012 with 5,812.73 points a 32.95% growth from the 4,371.96-finish in 2011. [80] The Philippines achieved an investment grade rating for the first time in the first quarter of 2013.
The underemployment rate eased to 26.2 percent in 2012 from 28 percent in 2010, but is still much higher than the end-of-plan target of 20 percent. Employment in the region has increased by 2.79 percent between 2010 and 2012, a bit higher than the national average of 2.16 percent.
In 2021, official government statistics reported that the Philippines had a poverty rate of 18.1%, [1] (or roughly 19.99 million Filipinos), significantly lower than the 49.2 percent recorded in 1985 through years of government poverty reduction efforts. [2] From 2018 to 2021, an estimated 2.3 million Filipinos fell into poverty amid the ...
Fiscal policy are "measures employed by governments to stabilize the economy, specifically by manipulating the levels and allocations of taxes and government expenditures". [1] In the Philippines, this is characterized by continuous and increasing levels of debt and budget deficits, though there were improvements in the last few years of the ...
In the Philippines, monetary policy is the way the central bank, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, controls the supply and availability of money, the cost of money, and the rate of interest. With fiscal policy (government spending and taxes), monetary policy allows the government to influence the economy, control inflation, and stabilize ...
The exclusive economic zone of the Philippines (Philippine EEZ) mandated by UNCLOS consists of four subzones. [1] It covers 2,263,816 square kilometers (874,064 sq mi) of sea. The Philippines has 7,641 islands comprising the Philippine archipelago. [2] The coordinates are between 116° 40', and 126° 34' E longitude and 4° 40' and 21° 10' N ...