**Topics::** [[Government]] ## Revenues: Government still on top Let's compare total revenue or operating turnover for the Philippine government and publicly-listed non-financial corporations listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange. We exclude banks and financial institutions because their revenue structure is inherently different. <iframe data-external="1" id="tableauiframe" src="https://public.tableau.com/views/JumboDumboThoughts-CorporationsvsGovernment/RevenueComparison?:embed=y&:showTabs=y&:display_count=yes&:toolbar=no" height = "795px" width="100%"> </iframe> The Philippine Government is still the largest revenue-generator in the country, and is roughly the size of the manufacturing sector and double that of the real estate, power, or mining sector. San Miguel Corporation's revenue is only half of government revenue, despite it being the largest corporation in terms of operating turnover. Even if you take it back in time, it's clear that no private company is going to overtake government in revenues anytime soon. <iframe data-external="1" id="tableauiframe" src="https://public.tableau.com/views/JumboDumboThoughts-CorporationsvsGovernment/RevenueTimeSeries?:embed=y&:showTabs=y&:display_count=yes&:toolbar=no" height = "654px" width="100%"> </iframe> In terms of revenue, government is still clearly on top, but what about in terms of debt? ## Liabilities: Sovereign debt still sovereign Now, let's compare the debt figures for government, as well as publicly-traded banks and financial institutions. This will give us an idea as to where loanable funds are allocated in the economy. <iframe data-external="1" id="tableauiframe" src="https://public.tableau.com/views/JumboDumboThoughts-CorporationsvsGovernment/LiabilitiesComparison?:embed=y&:showTabs=y&:display_count=yes&:toolbar=no" height = "629px" width="100%"> </iframe> Government debt is still very large compared to private bank deposits and other liabilities. National government debt is about the same as total liabilities for the entire publicly-traded banking sector. The largest bank, BDO Unibank, has liabilities that are only a fourth of sovereign debt. Feel free to hover and click around the interactive charts for more information, and if you find any interesting patterns and observations, please share them in the comments section. Thanks for reading! If you found this post interesting or otherwise enjoyable, I'd appreciate it if you liked, shared, tweeted, or +1'ed it on your preferred social network, and also shared your thoughts in the comments section.