Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Thailand

Thailand: Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) was 245.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
245.4%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
1st
of 34 countries
All-time high
320.8%
in 2011
All-time low
245.4%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2009–2021

Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Thailand, 2009–2021

01002003002009201520212009: 319 preT2011: 320.8 preT2013: 246.7 preT2017: 248.7 preT2019: 250.4 preT2021: 245.4 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2021, adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Thailand stood at 245.4%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Thailand peaked at 320.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 245.4%, in 2021.

That places Thailand 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) in Thailand, 2009 to 2021.
Year preT Change
2009 319.0%
2011 320.8% +0.5%
2013 246.7% -23.1%
2017 248.7% +0.8%
2019 250.4% +0.7%
2021 245.4% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 319.0% 319.0% 319.0% 1
2010s 266.6% 246.7% 320.8% 4
2020s 245.4% 245.4% 245.4% 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 2 Ecuador 193.6% compare
  2. 3 Poland 184.9% compare
  3. 4 Türkiye 178.3% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

More reference data data for Thailand

All data for Thailand →

Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Thailand?
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Thailand was 245.4% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 320.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 245.4% in 2021.
How does Thailand rank for adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)?
Thailand ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Thailand. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/adequacy-of-benefits-in-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day-percent-contributory-pensions-pret/thailand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/adequacy-of-benefits-in-extreme-poor-2-15-a-day-percent-contributory-pensions-pret/thailand/">Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Thailand</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 335 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group