Aggregated data
Among the 15 Newly Industrialised Countries (NIC) analysed,
the Philippines are ranked No. 12 with regard to the General Innovation Index (GII) and No. 11 with regard to the Sustainability Index (SusI). The Philippines are also specialising on sustainability technologies with regard to publications.
Please view the methods sheet for more detailed information about the indicators and their calculation.
The world shares of Philippines in sustainability relevant publications, patents and exports are given in table 1.
| literature | patents | exports | |
|---|---|---|---|
| World shares | 0.20% | 0.01% | 0.20% |
Among the 15 Newly Industrialised Countries analysed,
the Philippines ranks third with regard to skilled labour. It is ranked between No. 8 and 11 for the four other indicators which enter the GII.
Concerning the environmental and social aspects that are used for the SusI index, the Philippines is at position 12 with regard to both social and environmental aspects.
The Philippines show a strong export orientation in the fields of energy supply and material efficiency. The world shares of Philippines in technology specific publications (WLS), patents (WPS) and exports (WTS) are given in table 2.
| Technology fields | WLS | WPS | WTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| energy supply | 0.06% | 0.03% | 0.30% |
| energy efficiency | 0.12% | 0.01% | 0.09% |
| material efficiency | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.70% |
| transportation | 0.11% | 0.03% | 0.10% |
| water | 0.15% | 0.06% | 0.08% |
| waste | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.14% |
Table 3 lists the results for the indicators of Philippines on an even more disaggregated level. The relevant indicators are the World Trade Share (WTS), Relative Trade Share (RTS), Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), Patent Share (PS) and the Revealed Patent Advantage (RPA). Striking numbers can be found, for example, for raw materials.
| Disaggregated Technology fields | WTS | RTS | RCA | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recycling | 0.27% | -30 | 65 | 0.06% |
| Energy Efficient Appliances | 0.04% | -97 | -55 | 0.00% |
| Energy Efficient Buildings | 0.19% | -58 | -28 | 0.02% |
| Industrial Auxiliary Equipment | 0.04% | -98 | -84 | 0.01% |
| Industrial Processes | 0.02% | -100 | -85 | 0.02% |
| Renewable Energy Technologies | 0.17% | -66 | 75 | 0.05% |
| Power Plant Technologies | 0.00% | -100 | -100 | 0.00% |
| Renewable Raw Materials | 1.60% | 90 | 94 | 0.00% |
| Propulsion Technologies | 0.40% | 10 | 84 | 0.05% |
| Biofuels | 0.01% | -100 | -100 | 0.07% |
| Automotive Engineering and Design | 0.15% | -70 | -25 | 0.00% |
| Sewage Disposal Technologies | 0.10% | -86 | -38 | 0.08% |
| Water Supply Technologies | 0.04% | -98 | -81 | 0.03% |