Statistics
- The Philippines has a population of over 99 million, with a working force of 38.1 million people. (CIA World Factbook)
- In 2006, the Gross Domestic Produce (GDP) was about $351.2 billion (US), and the GDP per capita is about $3,500. (CIA World Factbook)
- 15% of the GDP comes from the primary (agricultural) sector, 30% from the secondary (manufacturing) sector, and 55% from the tertiary (services) sector.
- 40% of the population are near or below the poverty line of $1 (US) a day. (Bertelsmann-Stiftung)
- The Philippine peso is worth, as of February 2nd 2011, $0.02269 (US), or about two american cents. (Economist Currency Converter)
- In 2006, the Gross Domestic Produce (GDP) was about $351.2 billion (US), and the GDP per capita is about $3,500. (CIA World Factbook)
- 15% of the GDP comes from the primary (agricultural) sector, 30% from the secondary (manufacturing) sector, and 55% from the tertiary (services) sector.
- 40% of the population are near or below the poverty line of $1 (US) a day. (Bertelsmann-Stiftung)
- The Philippine peso is worth, as of February 2nd 2011, $0.02269 (US), or about two american cents. (Economist Currency Converter)
This graph represents the percentage of filipino workers in the different sectors (Business Monitoring Index). However, it has slightly different percentages than the ones stated above, probably because it is from 2009.
