11  TABLES AND FIGURES  Table 1  Macroeconomic Outlook in the 2016 Economic and Financial Document (EFD) and in the Update to the 2016 Economic and Financial Document (percentage changes)  2016 EFD 2015  2016  2017  Update to the 2016 EFD 2018  2019  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019  CURRENT LEGISLATION SCENARIO  Real GDP  0.8  1.2  1.2  1.2  1.3  0.7  0.8  0.6  1.2  1.3  Imports  6.0  2.5  3.2  4.3  4.0  6.0  2.3  2.2  3.2  3.8  Consumption by households and nonprofit institutions  0.9  1.4  1.0  1.3  1.4  1.5  1.2  0.4  1.0  1.2  General government expenditure  -0.7  0.4  -0.1  -0.4  0.8  -0.6  0.4  0.0  -0.3  0.2  Investments  0.8  2.2  2.5  2.8  2.5  1.3  1.9  1.5  2.6  2.8  Exports  4.3  1.6  3.8  3.7  3.5  4.3  1.3  2.5  3.3  3.5  Nominal GDP  1.5  2.2  2.6  2.9  3.0  1.4  1.8  1.8  2.9  3.0  Consumption deflator  0.1  0.2  1.8  1.8  1.8  0.0  0.1  1.7  1.7  1.6  Employment (full-time equivalents)  0.8  0.8  0.7  0.7  0.6  0.8  0.9  0.4  0.6  0.8  POLICY SCENARIO  Real GDP  0.8  1.2  1.4  1.5  1.4  0.7  0.8  1.0  1.3  1.2  Imports  6.0  2.5  3.8  4.6  4.2  6.0  2.3  3.3  3.4  4.0  Consumption by households and nonprofit institutions  0.9  1.4  1.4  1.7  1.6  1.5  1.2  1.0  0.9  0.9  General government expenditure  -0.7  0.4  -0.3  -0.5  0.8  -0.6  0.4  0.5  -0.4  0.3  Investments  0.8  2.2  3.0  3.2  2.4  1.3  1.9  3.2  3.6  3.8  Exports  4.3  1.6  3.8  3.7  3.4  4.3  1.3  2.5  3.3  3.3  Nominal GDP  1.5  2.2  2.5  3.1  3.2  1.4  1.8  1.9  3.0  3.1  Consumption deflator  0.1  0.2  1.3  1.6  2.0  0.0  0.1  0.9  1.9  2.2  Employment (full-time equivalents)  0.8  0.8  0.8  0.9  0.7  0.8  0.9  0.6  0.8  0.8  Table 2  Main public finance indicators for general government (1) (per cent of GDP)  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  Revenue  44.0  45.3  45.1  45.9  45.6  45.7  47.8  48.1  47.9  47.8  Expenditure (2) of which: interest payments  47.6  46.8  47.8  51.2  49.9  49.4  50.8  50.8  50.9  50.4  4.4  4.8  4.9  4.4  4.3  4.7  5.2  4.8  4.6  4.2  Primary surplus (3)  0.9  3.2  2.2  -0.9  0.0  1.0  2.3  2.1  1.6  1.5  Net borrowing  3.6  1.5  2.7  5.3  4.2  3.7  2.9  2.7  3.0  2.6  Total borrowing requirement  3.8  1.7  3.1  5.5  4.3  3.9  4.1  4.8  4.1  3.1  Borrowing requirement net of privatization receipts  3.8  1.9  3.1  5.6  4.3  4.0  4.6  4.9  4.3  3.5  Debt  102.6  99.8  102.4  112.5  115.4  116.5  123.3  129.0  131.9  132.3  Debt net of the financial support given to EMU countries (4)  102.6  99.8  102.4  112.5  115.1  115.7  120.7  125.5  128.2  128.7  Source: Based on Istat data for the general government consolidated accounts items.
For five years in a row – between 2009 to 2013— the global survey on microfinance by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked the Philippines as number one in the world in terms of regulatory framework for microfinance. EIU has since amended its survey to measure financial inclusion.