Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Philippines
Philippines: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) was 13.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Philippines, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Philippines is 13.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 2,600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Philippines peaked at 13.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2007.
That places Philippines 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6% | — |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +1360.0% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +8.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 13.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 70% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 13.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.5%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1360.0% | 0.5% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 0.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More private sector data for Philippines
- Merchandise trade 46.2% (2025)
- Food imports 14.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 141.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 37.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 76.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 83.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 51.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 716.89 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Philippines?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Philippines was 13.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2007.
- How does Philippines rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Philippines ranks 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.