Summary
This PESTLE country analysis report on the Philppines provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
- Understand the political system in the Philppines through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in the Philppines through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in the Philppines through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in the Philppines through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
Scope
- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in the Philppines, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies.
- The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of the Philppines's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
Reasons to buy
- What is the outlook in the Philppines in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does the Philppines perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does the Philppines perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does the Philppines perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
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Table of Contents
Overview 2
Catalyst 2
Summary 2
Key findings 2
PESTLE highlights 4
Key fundamentals 6
Key Facts and Geographic Location 13
Key facts 13
Geographical location 14
PESTLE Analysis 15
Summary 15
Political analysis 16
Overview 16
Current strengths 16
Current challenges 16
Future prospects 18
Future risks 18
Economic analysis 20
Overview 20
Current strengths 20
Current challenges 21
Future prospects 22
Future risks 22
Social analysis 24
Overview 24
Current strengths 24
Current challenges 24
Future prospects 25
Future risks 25
Technology analysis 27
Overview 27
Current strengths 27
Current challenges 27
Future prospects 28
Future risks 28
Legal analysis 29
Overview 29
Current strengths 29
Current challenges 29
Future prospects 30
Future risks 31
Environmental analysis 32
Overview 32
Current strengths 32
Current challenges 33
Future prospects 35
Future risks 36
Political Landscape 37
Summary 37
Evolution 37
Pre-1950 37
1951-90 37
1992-2016 38
Structure and policies 40
Key political figures 40
Structure of government 40
Key political parties 40
Composition of government 40
Key policies 41
Performance 42
Governance indicators 42
Outlook 43
Economic Landscape 45
Summary 45
Evolution 45
1950-90 45
1991-2016 45
Structure and policies 46
Financial authorities and regulators 46
Stock exchange 47
Performance 47
GDP and growth rate 47
International investment position 53
Monetary situation 53
Banking sector 54
Employment 54
Outlook 55
Social Landscape 56
Summary 56
Evolution 56
Structure and policies 56
Demographic composition 56
Education 57
Social welfare 58
Performance 58
Healthcare 58
Poverty/income distribution 59
Education 59
Outlook 60
Technological Landscape 61
Summary 61
Evolution 61
Structure and policies 61
Intellectual property 62
Performance 62
Telecom 62
Internet 62
Opportunity sectors 63
Outlook 64
Legal Landscape 65
Summary 65
Evolution 65
Structure and policies 65
Judicial system 65
Tax regulations 66
Corporate governance 66
Performance 67
Effectiveness of the legal system 67
Outlook 67
Environmental Landscape 68
Summary 68
Evolution 68
Structure and policies 68
Environmental regulations 68
Participation in global efforts, agreements, and pacts 69
Performance 69
Environmental impact 69
Outlook 70
Appendix 71
ISO codes of selected countries 71
Ask the analyst 72
About MarketLine 72
Disclaimer 72
List of Tables
Table 1: The Philippines - key fundamentals 6
Table 2: The Philippines - key facts 11
Table 3: Analysis of the Philippines’ political landscape 15
Table 4: Analysis of the Philippines’ economy 19
Table 5: Analysis of the Philippines’ social system 23
Table 6: Analysis of the Philippines’ technology landscape 27
Table 7: Analysis of the Philippines’ legal landscape 29
Table 8: Analysis of the Philippines’ environmental landscape 32
Table 9: Mid-year population by age (percentage), 2016 57
Table 10: Patents granted by USPTO, 2011-15 62
List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of the Philippines 13
Figure 2: Unemployment and underemployment across regions, 2016 21
Figure 3: Average annual occurrence of natural disasters in the Philippines, by disaster type, 1980-2010 34
Figure 4: Percentage of reported people affected in natural disasters in the Philippines, by disaster type, 1980-2010 35
Figure 5: The Philippines - political events timeline 39
Figure 6: The Philippines - key political figures 40
Figure 7: Elected members of the Philippines’ House of Representatives, 2016 41
Figure 8: Historical GDP growth, 2006-2016 46
Figure 9: GDP and GDP growth rate in the Philippines, 2010-20 48
Figure 10: GDP composition by sector, 2016 49
Figure 11: Agricultural output of Philippines, 2011-16 50
Figure 12: Industrial output of the Philippines, 2011-16 51
Figure 13: Services output of the Philippines, 2011-16 52
Figure 14: External trade of the Philippines, 2012-16 53
Figure 15: Consumer price index and consumer price index-based inflation in the Philippines, 2010-20 54
Figure 16: Unemployment rate in the Philippines, 2010-20 55
Figure 17: Total healthcare expenditure in the Philippines, 2009-15 59
Figure 18: Internet users and penetration in the Philippines, 2011-15 63
Figure 19: Carbon dioxide emissions in the Philippines, 2006-13 70
