Philippine Statistics Authority

Nisperos 09:56 PM, Dec 09, 2021

December 9, 2021

Dear Patrick John,

Thank you for your request dated Dec 03, 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Economic Data of the Philippines (1965-2016).

We received your request on Dec 03, 2021 and will respond on or before Dec 24, 2021 12:50:38 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEFBTQS05NTc0NTY4NzUwMjAM, for request with ticket number #PSA-957456875020.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Ruben V. Litan
FOI Officer

Perez 04:59 PM, Dec 10, 2021

December 10, 2021

Dear Patrick John Rabi,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Dec 03, 2021 12:50:38 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Economic Data of the Philippines (1965-2016).

We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online and therefore cannot be counted as a valid FOI request. 

In reference to your data request, please see our available data as follows:

1-3. Data on GDP figures, GDP per capita, national debt, expressed in currency and in terms of debt-to-GDP ratio (with external debt separately shown) from 1965 to 2016

National Accounts
https://psa.gov.ph/national-accounts/base-2018/data-series
https://psa.gov.ph/content/national-accounts
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/Database/Economic-Accounts/National-Accounts-of-the-Philippines

Annual Gross Domestic Product Series (1946 to 2020)
https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Annual-1946-to-2020_0.xlsx

Annual Indicators Derived from the National Accounts (2000-2020)
https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Table_23_Indicators_Series_Ann_0.xlsx

For earlier data, you may also check the previous editions of the Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY), in the Chapters for Economic Accounts/ National Income and  Public Administration/Public Finance

https://psa.gov.ph/products-and-services/publications/philippine-statistical-yearbook
https://psa.gov.ph/publication-category/yearbooks

4. Data on inflation from 1965 to 2016

Summary Inflation Report Consumer Price Index
https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/cpi-ir/downloads

Inflation Rate
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3K__E1/0063K3F1060.px/?rxid=5e4d4a28-8b87-4cc8-8285-57ddf62d3366

Please be informed that the earliest data on inflation rate in the Summary Inflation Report Consumer Price Index is from 1995 only

Core CPI and Core Inflation Rates in the Philippines
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/attachments/itsd/cpi/CORE%20CPI_IR%282012-based%29_January%201994-Nvember%202021.xlsx

Kindly see our previous editions of the Philippine Statistical Yearbook in the Chapter for Income and Prices

https://psa.gov.ph/products-and-services/publications/philippine-statistical-yearbook
https://psa.gov.ph/publication-category/yearbooks

5. Poverty incidence from 1965 to 2016

Poverty Statistics
https://psa.gov.ph/poverty-press-releases/data
https://psa.gov.ph/content/poverty-statistics

City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates
https://psa.gov.ph/content/city-and-municipal-level-poverty-estimates

PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates
https://psa.gov.ph/content/psa-releases-2015-municipal-and-city-level-poverty-estimates

OpenSTAT database:

Full Year Poverty Statistics
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__1E__FY/?tablelist=true

Please take note that our earliest data on poverty incidence in the Poverty Statistics is 1985 only.

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Cesar Reynaldo V. Vinuya
Assistant National Statistician
Information Technology and Dissemination Service