Philippines — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Philippines, 1993–2024.
Electricity access for Philippines was 94.80% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 years, from 1993 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 98.00% in 2023. The lowest was 65.40% in 1993 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.20% per year.
Philippines ranks 155 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 72%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 100.00%, so Philippines sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 6%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 29 of 36 economies; Timor-Leste (94.30%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 14% in 2004.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 58 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 106th of 131 in 1993 → 140th of 211 in 2000 → 145th of 215 in 2010 → 146th of 215 in 2020 → 155th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1993 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.8% | -3.2 pp |
| 2023 | 98% | +3.2 pp |
| 2022 | 94.8% | -2.7 pp |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +1.1 pp |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +1.1 pp |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +1.1 pp |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +1.2 pp |
| 2017 | 93% | +1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 92% | +2.9 pp |
| 2015 | 89.1% | -0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +2.3 pp |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 87.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +1.7 pp |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +1.2 pp |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +1.0 pp |
| 2008 | 83.3% | +1.3 pp |
| 2007 | 82% | +1.8 pp |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 79.8% | -7.8 pp |
| 2004 | 87.6% | +11.0 pp |
| 2003 | 76.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 76.7% | +1.0 pp |
| 2001 | 75.7% | +1.0 pp |
| 2000 | 74.7% | +2.8 pp |
| 1999 | 71.87% | +0.6 pp |
| 1998 | 71.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 71.35% | +1.1 pp |
| 1996 | 70.24% | +1.1 pp |
| 1995 | 69.13% | +1.1 pp |
| 1994 | 68.02% | +2.6 pp |
| 1993 | 65.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Philippines’s Electricity access in 1994?
68.02% (1994). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Philippines’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1993 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +45.0% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 94.8%; 2023: 98%; 2022: 94.8%; 2021: 97.5%; 2020: 96.4%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.