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BASIC DATA SHEET - PHILIPPINES

Area


Total Land Area

30 million ha.



Classified as Forestland

15.88 million ha.



Forest Cover

5.590 million ha.


Population

1970

1980

1995


Total (in million)

36.6

48.1

6861


Density (Person/sq. km.)

122

160

228.70


Annual Growth Rae (%)

1994 estimate

2.21


GNP Per Capita

1990

1994

1995


(Million Pesos)

11,933

11,728

12,090

Social/Development Indicators

1970

1980

1994


Life Expectancy at birth (years)

56

62

68


Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)

60

45

54


Access to Safe Water (no. Of families)


11,975,441


in urban areas

NA

65

50


in rural areas

NA

43

50


Daily Per Capita Calorie Supply (gms/day)

1,960

2,380

2,501


Daily Per Capita Protein Supply (gms/day)

47

53

68


Adult Literacy Rate (%)

83

83

93.53


Energy Consumption per capita (Kg. Of coal equivalent)

267

346

272


Income Distribution

1984



% of Total Income Received by:




Highest 10% of HH

37.80



Highest 20% of HH

53.90



Highest 50% of HH

81.10



Lowest 50% of HH

18.90



Lowest 20% of HH

4.70



Lowest 10% of HH

1.80



Average Annual Family Income (P)

83,161


Labour Force in Thousands

1992

1993

1994

1995


Total

26,180

26,822

27,483

28,040


Employed

23,917

24,443

25,166

25,698


Agriculture, Forestry & Fishery

10,870

11,194

11,249

11,324


Mining & Mftg.

2,689

2,683

2,609

2,666


Others

12,621

12,945

13,625

14,050


Employment Rate (%)

91.4

91.1

91.6

91.6


Unemployed

2,263

2,379

2,317

2,342


Unemployment Rate (%)

8.6

8.9

8.4

8.4

Gross Domestic Product

1994

1995


GDP at Current Market Price (Mil.. Peso)

1,693,278

1,906,430


GDP at Constant 1985 (Mil. Peso)

766,450

803,450



1985

1988

1992

1994


Growth Rate (%)

-7.3

6.3

0.0

4.425

GDP at constant 1985 market price (% share by industry)

1994



Agriculture, Forestry & Fishery

22.37



Mining & Mftg.

26.24



Construction

5.45



Electricity & Water

3.01



Transportation & Communications

5.84



Trade

15.26



Others

21.83


Leading Export Commodities (Percentage Share)


Electronics & Components

19.09



Articles of Apparel & Clothing Accessories

17.61



Coconut Oil

3.52



Ignition Wiring and other wiring sets used in vehicles

3.18



Aircrafts and ships




Other Product Manufactures, Aircrafts & Ships from Materials Imported on consignment basis

2.12


Leasing Import Commodities (Percentage share)


Machinery other man electric

12.42



Transport Equipment

6.26



Base Metals

6.10



Electric Machinery

6.74


PHILIPPINES FOREST COVER MAP


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