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Southeast Asia > Philippines > Transportation

PHILIPPINE TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km 322.71 million tons/km Time series [38th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 8,056,829 Time series [36th of 164]
    Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 97.007 per 1,000 people Time series [97th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 58,944 Time series [45th of 164]
    Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 0.71 per 1,000 people Time series [118th of 177]
Aircraft departures 44,200 [46th of 155]
    Aircraft departures (per capita) 0.50309 per 1,000 people [119th of 155]
Airports 255 Time series [26th of 247]
    Airports (per $ GDP) 2.189 per billion $ of GDP Time series [102nd of 200]
    Airports (per capita) 2.8 per million people Time series [173rd of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 26 Time series [23rd of 181]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 26 [15th of 139]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 300.825 per $1 trillion of GDP [69th of 150]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.285 per million people Time series [140th of 178]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.295935 per 1 million people [95th of 131]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 6 [49th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 8 Time series [55th of 158]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 0.081 per $1 billion of GDP [98th of 141]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.088 per million people Time series [144th of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.0682928 per 1 million people [111st of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 35 [11th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 36 Time series [16th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 0.417 per $1 billion of GDP [41st of 133]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.395 per million people Time series [91st of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.398375 per 1 million people [73rd of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 4 [36th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 4 Time series [54th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP) 46.281 per $1 trillion of GDP [94th of 136]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.044 per million people Time series [146th of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.0455285 per 1 million people [109th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 84 Time series [28th of 234]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 0.71 per billion $ of GDP Time series [91st of 179]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 0.922 per million people Time series [175th of 228]
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m 10 Time series [37th of 129]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 85.52 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [53rd of 121]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 0.11 per million people Time series [94th of 127]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 4 Time series [62nd of 133]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 5 [46th of 99]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 57.851 per $1 trillion of GDP [88th of 118]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.044 per million people Time series [111st of 130]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.0569107 per 1 million people [82nd of 94]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 68 Time series [21st of 175]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 68 [17th of 137]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 798.343 per $1 trillion of GDP [77th of 152]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.773985 per 1 million people [84th of 130]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.747 per million people Time series [101st of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 171 Time series [27th of 204]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 1,479.501 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [88th of 165]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 1.878 per million people Time series [135th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 99 Time series [25th of 187]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 846.651 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [81st of 172]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 1.087 per million people Time series [116th of 184]
Container port traffic 3,633,559 TEU Time series [22nd of 63]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Right side
Heliports 2 Time series [58th of 99]
    Heliports (per $ GDP) 17.104 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [39th of 81]
    Heliports (per capita) 0.022 per million people Time series [93rd of 96]
Highways > Paved 42,419 km Time series [23rd of 113]
    Highways > Paved (per capita) 0.56 km per 1,000 people Time series [50th of 108]
Highways > Total 201,994 km Time series [9th of 118]
    Highways > Total (per capita) 2.666 km per 1,000 people Time series [49th of 113]
Highways > Unpaved 159,575 km Time series [6th of 113]
    Highways > Unpaved (per capita) 2.106 km per 1,000 people Time series [24th of 108]
Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ 117,000,000 $ Time series [8th of 30]
    Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP) 1.446 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [19th of 69]
    Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per capita) 1.459 $ per 1,000 people Time series [22nd of 70]
Merchant marine > A note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 2, Canada 1, Germany 3, Greece 8, Hong Kong 13, Japan 47, Malaysia 19, Netherlands 14, Norway 8, Panama 3, Singapore 12, South Korea 1, Taiwan 2, United Kingdom 7 (2002 est.)
Merchant marine > By type
bulk carrier 75, cargo 125, carrier 16, chemical tanker 17, container 6, liquefied gas 5, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 68, petroleum tanker 36, refrigerated cargo 15, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 11
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned 161 Time series [18th of 122]
Merchant marine > Note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 2, Canada 1, Germany 3, Greece 8, Hong Kong 13, Japan 47, Malaysia 19, Netherlands 14, Norway 8, Panama 3, Singapore 12, South Korea 1, Taiwan 2, UK 7
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 11 Time series [64th of 118]
Merchant marine > Ships by type
bulk 111, cargo 105, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 8, container 8, liquefied gas 8, livestock carrier 9, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 42, refrigerated cargo 21, roll on/roll off 16, short-sea passenger 27, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 18
Merchant marine > Total 391 Time series [27th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 3.446 per billion $ of GDP Time series [31st of 132]
    Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 4.07 per million people Time series [90th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 6,164,312 Dwt Time series [28th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 54.957 Dwt per million $ of GDP Time series [25th of 129]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 67.682 Dwt per 1,000 people Time series [69th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 4,542,681 GRT Time series [30th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 39.863 GRT per million $ of GDP Time series [25th of 130]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 49.877 GRT per 1,000 people Time series [73rd of 156]
Motor vehicles 31 motor vehicles per 100 p [90th of 134]
Pipelines
gas 565 km; oil 135 km; refined products 105 km
Pipelines > All types
gas 565 km; oil 135 km; refined products 100 km (2004)
Pipelines > Gas 565 km [72nd of 107]
    Pipelines > Gas (per $ GDP) 6.537 km per $1 billion of GDP [77th of 101]
    Pipelines > Gas (per capita) 6.315 km per 1 million people [93rd of 107]
Pipelines > Oil 135 km [83rd of 97]
    Pipelines > Oil (per $ GDP) 1.562 km per $1 billion of GDP [80th of 92]
    Pipelines > Oil (per capita) 1.509 km per 1 million people [93rd of 97]
Pipelines > Refined products 100 km [46th of 53]
    Pipelines > Refined products (per $ GDP) 1.157 km per $1 billion of GDP [46th of 52]
    Pipelines > Refined products (per capita) 1.118 km per 1 million people [51st of 53]
Pipelines > Total length 800 km [85th of 120]
    Pipelines > Total length (per $ GDP) 9.256 km per $1 billion of GDP [101st of 113]
    Pipelines > Total length (per capita) 8.942 km per 1 million people [117th of 120]
Ports and harbors
Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras Island, Iligan, Iloilo, Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto Princesa, San Fernando, Subic Bay, Zamboanga
Ports and terminals
Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Liman, Manila, Nasipit Harbor
Rail lines > total route-km 491 km Time series [57th of 111]
Railways > Narrow gauge
897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation)
Railways > Total 897 km Time series [89th of 220]
    Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 7.671 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [111st of 189]
    Railways > Total (per capita) 10.604 km per million people Time series [127th of 218]
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km 1.13 million ton-km Time series [60th of 84]
    Railways, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 0.016 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [104th of 111]
Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km 247 million passenger-km Time series [50th of 83]
    Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 3.392 million passenger-km pe Time series [94th of 108]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 21.64 % Time series [58th of 163]
Roads, total network > km 200,036.8 km Time series [14th of 172]
Roadways > Paved 19,804 km Time series [29th of 81]
Roadways > Total 200,037 km Time series [12th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved 180,233 km Time series [7th of 79]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
involved in complex dispute with China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam and possibly Brunei over the Spratly Islands, known locally as the Kalayaan (Freedom) Islands, the 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea," has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct" desired by several of the disputants; Philippines retains a dormant claim to Malaysia's Sabah State in northern Borneo based on the Sultanate of Sulu's granting the Philippines Government power of attorney to pursue a sovereignty claim
Transportation > Note
the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 47.74 % Time series [66th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 22.09 % Time series [79th of 153]
Vehicle abundance 7.42 per square km [59th of 141]
Waterways 3,219 km Time series [9th of 165]
Waterways > A note
limited to vessels with a draft of less than 1.5 m

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World standards on users.pandora.be; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Philippines, Republic of the Philippines, Republika ng Pilipinas, Pilipinas, the philippines

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