buys in the Philippines, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the Philippines buys what $143 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 143% of the Philippines', so a dollar goes 43% further in the Philippines.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
China
Philippines
Economy
Population
1.41 billion
116.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$19.5 trillion
$487 billion
GDP per personUS dollars
$13,862
$4,171
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$29,333
$12,577
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
47%
33%
A US dollar goes as far as
$2.12 in the US
$3.02 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption
$7.21 a day2023 survey · $2,632 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
China
Philippines
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$41.3 trillion
$1.47 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
3.398Chinese yuan
19.07Philippine peso
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$14,230
$4,850
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$29,160
$14,460
World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Philippines, upper middle income.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.