Average Filipino family income rises 16.5% in 2025, spending up 24.7%
Key Takeaways
- •Filipino families’ average annual income rose by 16.5% in 2025, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.
- •Average annual household spending increased by 24.7% over the same period.
- •The spending growth rate was higher than the income growth rate.
- •The PSA figures present income and spending together to show how household budgets are changing.

FILIPINO FAMILIES saw their average annual income rise by 16.5% in 2025, but their spending grew much faster at 24.7%, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.
The PSA figures place income and spending in the same frame, which helps show that household budgets are being affected by both higher earnings and higher outlays. For readers, that contrast matters because it points to what families are seeing in day-to-day expenses rather than income alone.
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