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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. [31] 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 .
In 2012, the unemployment rate went down to 4.6 percent after it being 5.0 percent in 2010. This translated to 48 thousand new jobs and was well above the target of 45 to 50 thousand new jobs per year. 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.
The economic history of the Philippines is shaped by its colonial past, evolving governance, and integration into the global economy. Prior to Spanish colonization in the 16th century, the islands had a flourishing economy centered around agriculture, fisheries, and trade with neighboring countries like China, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
Poverty in the Philippines. Share of population in extreme poverty (1981–2019) In 2023, official government statistics reported that the Philippines had a poverty rate of 15.5%, [1][2] (or roughly 17.54 million Filipinos), significantly lower than the 49.2 percent recorded in 1985 through years of government poverty reduction efforts. [3]
October 3, 2024 at 10:04 AM. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. services sector activity jumped to a 1-1/2-year high in September amid strong growth in new orders, more evidence that the economy remained ...
0.740 high (2019) Unemployment. 6.37% (2022) All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. The economy of the Province of Cebu is the 2nd largest in the Philippines according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. [4][5] In 2021, the Cebuano's combined economy peaked at P869.9 billion, making it the 2nd largest in the nation next to ...
This is the lowest rate the Philippines enjoys since 1996, before the country suffered from the Asian Financial Crisis. After unemployment rate peaked in 2000, [7] it has been on a steep decline by an average of 8.5% each year through to 2010. Out of this unemployed group of workers, 88% is roughly split between people who at least had a high ...
The Philippines’ inflation target is measured through the Consumer Price Index (CPI). For 2009, inflation target has been set to be 3.5 percent, having a 1% tolerance level, and 4.5 percent for 2010, also having 1% tolerance. Also, the Monetary Board of the Philippines announced a target of around 4±1 percent from 2012 to 2014. [14]