Philippines Government Debt

Current and historical government debt data for Philippines, including latest value (43.43), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Philippines
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T18:54:54+02:00
Economy Data Rating
Philippines · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
68 / 100
Stable economy
Fiscal stability 16.4 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 19.1 / 20
External stability 10.7 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability 2.1 / 10
Future capacity 5.7 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.3 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 93% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1990–2014 19902014
1990 2014
Selected year: 2014 · Value: n/a 2014

Philippines · central government debt as a percentage of gdp.

1990–2014
43.43 percent of GDP
47.14 percent of GDP
51.96 percent of GDP
30 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2014
government debt rate reference line

Countries by government debt

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Singapore 175.61 high
United Kingdom 131.07 high
United States 117.97 high
Bahrain 111.6 high
Spain 105.64 high
Jordan 102.85 medium
Israel 88.24 medium
Egypt 85.79 medium

Interpretation

short note

This public finance indicator helps assess fiscal capacity, budget pressure and the role of government.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
India 46.52
South Korea 48.55
Singapore 175.61
United States 117.97
Germany 20.85

Related indicators

internal links
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Government Revenue GC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS
Government Expense GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS
Fiscal Balance GC.BAL.CASH.GD.ZS
Interest Payments GC.XPN.INTP.RV.ZS

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T18:54:54+02:00

Philippines Snapshot

country profile
Population 115.84 m
GDP 461.62 bn
Debt/GDP 43.43%
Inflation 3.21%
Unemployment 2.24%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group Lower middle income

Philippines Government Debt: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Government Debt for Philippines. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: philippines government debt rate, government debt data philippines, philippines government debt statistics, philippines percent of gdp.