In 2023, a family of five in the Philippines had a poverty threshold of a little 13,873 Philippine pesos per month. That was higher than the monthly poverty threshold in 2018, which amounted to around about 12,000 Philippine pesos.

Philippines Per Capita Poverty Threshold: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) data was reported at 21,770.000 PHP in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 19,483.000 PHP for 2012. Philippines Per Capita Poverty Threshold: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) data is updated yearly, averaging 13,471.500 PHP from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2015, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21,770.000 PHP in 2015 and a record low of 5,116.000 PHP in 1988. Philippines Per Capita Poverty Threshold: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.H025: Family Income and Expenditure Survey: Poverty Statistics and Proportion of Poor Population: By Regions.

Based on preliminary results in 2023, the proportion of families in the Philippines with income below the poverty threshold was estimated at **** percent, lower than the estimate for 2018. In that year, the average per capita food threshold reached ****** Philippine pesos.