PHP
Philippines
Philippines's currency is -7.72 %, ranked 68th of 71. And its public holidays is 18 days, ranked 7th of 104.
Of 16 fields published for Philippines, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
33 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$971 PPP/mo
The average employee in Philippines earns about $971 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Money's value
39.20 %
100 saved in Philippines in 2000 buys what 39 buys today — 61 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Average monthly salary
$971 PPP/mo
The average employee in Philippines earns about $971 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Minimum wage
$400 PPP/mo
The law in Philippines sets the floor at about $400 a month, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
House price growth
-0.08 %
Real house prices in Philippines fell 0.1 % over the past year, adjusted for inflation.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
1.66 %
At 1.7 % a year, prices double in about 43 years if it holds.
Price level
33 % of US prices
ranked 28th of 125
Where Philippines sits, field by field
Each dot is Philippines’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Currency-7.72 %68 of 71
- Public holidays18 days7 of 104
- Unemployment rate2.23 %12 of 124
- Real policy rate3.34 %6 of 53
- Inflation rate1.66 %24 of 126
- GDP per capita$4,171101 of 127
- Average monthly salary$971 PPP/mo74 of 93
- Price level33 % of US prices28 of 125
- GDP growth4.40 %31 of 127
- Debt per person$2,46531 of 124
- Minimum wage$400 PPP/mo66 of 90
- Median salary$800 PPP/mo57 of 79
- House price growth-0.08 %16 of 54
- Corporate tax25.00 %60 of 96
- Government debt59.10 %68 of 125
- Money's value39.20 %57 of 116
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
India
avg gap 13.6 pp · 15 shared fields
Most separates them: house price growth — -0.08 % (Philippines) vs 3.00 %
Tanzania
avg gap 15.7 pp · 12 shared fields
Most separates them: public holidays — 18 days (Philippines) vs 13 days
Guatemala
avg gap 15.8 pp · 13 shared fields
Most separates them: Minimum wage (PPP) — $400 PPP/mo (Philippines) vs $963 PPP/mo
Cambodia
avg gap 15.8 pp · 12 shared fields
Most separates them: currency — -7.72 % (Philippines) vs 0.00 %
| GDP growth | 4.40 % | ranked 31st of 127 | |
| Debt per person | $2,465 | ranked 31st of 124 | |
| Minimum wage | $400 PPP/mo | ranked 66th of 90 | |
| Median salary | $800 PPP/mo | ranked 57th of 79 | |
| House price growth | -0.08 % | ranked 16th of 54 | |
| Corporate tax | 25.00 % | ranked 60th of 96 | |
| Government debt | 59.10 % | ranked 68th of 125 | |
| Money's value | 39.20 % | ranked 57th of 116 |
✓ 16 fields published for Philippines, every one dated and sourced · 19 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Philippines: mortgage rate, lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, take-home pay, tax on pay, house price growth since 2015, rent, petrol, electricity, tax wedge, minimum wage, retirement age (men), retirement age (women), average salary, median income, vat, top income tax.
Sources for all 16 figures
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-10-23
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-09
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Minimum wage — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2024
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2025-Q4
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
What changed
| 24 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -8.13 → -7.72 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.46 → -8.13 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.72 → -7.46 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.79 → -7.72 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.73 → -7.79 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.77 → -7.73 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Median monthly earnings (USD PPP) | 733.16 → 799.91 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Mean monthly earnings (USD PPP) | 893.06 → 971.02 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.95 → -7.77 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.59 → -7.95 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.26 → -7.59 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.16 → -7.26 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.24 → -7.16 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.3 → -7.24 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Government debt per person (USD) | 2477 → 2465 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 59.4 → 59.1 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.32 → -7.3 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.65 → -7.32 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.63 → -7.65 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -7.42 → -7.63 |