Philippines lags in 2023 Global Retail Development Index
The Philippines placed 41st out of 44 emerging markets with a score of 41.1 out of 100 in the latest edition of the biennial...
Philippines’ rank inches up in Economic Freedom Index
The Philippines edged up a notch to 88th out of 176 countries with an economic freedom status of “mostly unfree” for the second straight...
How the Philippines’ diplomatic reach compares with other countries
The Philippines inched up a spot to 40th out of 66 countries and territories in the 2024 Global Diplomacy Index by the Lowy Institute....
Combined fund transfers hit P1.31 trillion in January
THE VALUE and volume of electronic fund transfers that went through PESONet and InstaPay continued to rise as of January from a year ago,...
Misery Index inches down in 2023
The country’s adjusted misery index dipped to 22.2% last year from 24.7% in 2022 mainly due to job quality improvement, based on latest data...
Which economies have the highest working poverty rates?
In the Philippines, around 0.55% of the working population are in extreme poverty or living below the poverty line of $2.15 a day last...
Philippines falls to 35th rank in Global Economic Diversification Index
The Philippines dropped two places to 35th place out of 112 countries with an average score of 104.96 in the 2024 edition of the...
Auto Sales (January 2024)
NEW VEHICLE SALES jumped by an annual 15.5% in January amid the launch of new models and the expansion of electric vehicles (EVs) in...
Quacquarelli Symonds: Manila places 115th in Best Student Cities 2024
The Philippine capital ranked 115th out of 160 cities after scoring 55.7 out of 100 in the 2024 edition of the Best Student Cities...
Philippines: Balance of Payments (BoP) position
THE COUNTRY posted a balance of payments (BoP) deficit of $740 million in January — the biggest in 11 months — as the government...
Philippines rises in Labor Resilience Index
The Philippines picked up three spots to 62nd place out of 136 countries in the latest Global Labor Resilience Index (GLRI) by public policy...