Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: National Capital Region (NCR) data was reported at 2.700 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.600 % for 2012. Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: National Capital Region (NCR) data is updated yearly, averaging 4.100 % from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2015, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.600 % in 1988 and a record low of 2.100 % in 2003. Philippines Incidence of Poor Families: National Capital Region (NCR) 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.

Preliminary estimates for 2023 show that the region of Zamboanga Peninsula had the highest poverty incidence among families in the Philippines at 24.2 percent. In comparison, the National Capital Region (NCR) had the lowest poverty incidence among families during this period. Overall, the total poverty incidence of families in the Philippines was 10.9 percent.

In 2023, Quezon was the wealthiest city in the Philippines, with approximately 449 billion Philippine pesos worth of assets. Following by a large margin was Makati City. In that year, the province of Cebu was the wealthiest province in the country.