Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Philippines
Philippines: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 50.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
50.6%
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
109th
of 189 countries
All-time high
74.3%
in 2014
All-time low
28.4%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Philippines, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 50.6% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Philippines peaked at 74.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2010.
That places Philippines 109th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 28.9% | — |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | +157.4% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | -9.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 50.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 50.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 99% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 28.9% | 28.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 28.4% | 74.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 50.6% | 55.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 106 Marshall Islands 51.1% compare
- 107 Kiribati 50.9% compare
- 108 Namibia 50.6% compare
- 110 Kazakhstan 50.4% compare
- 111 Azerbaijan 50.2% compare
- 112 Guatemala 49.0% compare
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,456 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,006 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Philippines?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Philippines was 50.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Philippines ranks 109th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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