Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 32/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 49.6/100 #116
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.392
- HDI
- 0.720
- Regional blocs
- ASEAN
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of the Philippines | Bongbong Marcos |
| Vice President of the Philippines | Sara Duterte |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 4.4/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 12.0/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.3% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
24th pct
Rule of law (2023)
37th pct
Corruption control (2023)
33th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
58th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
58th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
47th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 32 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.392
- Liberal
- 0.291
- Participatory
- 0.261
- Deliberative
- 0.251
- Egalitarian
- 0.169
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 49.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #116 / 180
- Rank change
- +18 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Asie-Pacifique
- Political #113
- 39.6
- Economic #102
- 39.6
- Legal #116
- 52.4
- Social #111
- 54.7
- Safety #111
- 61.6
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.6 | 116 | 39.6 | 39.6 | 52.4 | 54.7 | 61.6 |
| 2024 | 43.4 | 134 | 36.1 | 37.1 | 47.5 | 51.6 | 44.4 |
| 2023 | 46.2 | 132 | 44.0 | 40.2 | 52.2 | 57.4 | 37.3 |
| 2022 | 41.8 | 147 | 44.4 | 23.1 | 55.0 | 61.8 | 24.8 |
| 2021 | 54.4 | 138 | - | - | - | - | 41.0 |
| 2020 | 56.5 | 136 | - | - | - | - | 43.9 |
| 2019 | 56.1 | 134 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 57.5 | 133 | - | - | - | - | 41.1 |
| 2017 | 58.9 | 127 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 55.3 | 138 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2015 | 58.8 | 141 | - | - | - | - | 38.6 |
| 2014 | 56.3 | 149 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 56.9 | 147 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 64.5 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 60.0 | 156 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 38.3 | 122 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 45.0 | 139 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 44.8 | 128 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 51.0 | 142 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 50.0 | 139 | - | - | - | - | - |