Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand

Thailand: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural was 1.06 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.06
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
4th
of 65 countries
All-time high
1.06
in 2021
All-time low
0.5634
in 1988
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.250.50.7511985200320211985: 0.6671986: 0.6331987: 0.6671988: 0.5631989: 0.6791990: 0.7221991: 0.71992: 0.7551993: 0.6921994: 0.8051995: 0.7721997: 0.7651998: 0.7851999: 0.8522000: 0.852001: 0.9012002: 0.8972003: 0.92004: 0.92005: 0.8892006: 0.9172007: 0.92008: 0.9842009: 0.962010: 0.9242011: 0.9322012: 0.962014: 0.9512015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 0.9832020: 0.9952021: 1.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand is 1.06, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand peaked at 1.06 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5634, in 1988.

Thailand ranks 4th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 0.6667
1986 0.6333 -5.0%
1987 0.6667 +5.3%
1988 0.5634 -15.5%
1989 0.6789 +20.5%
1990 0.7222 +6.4%
1991 0.7 -3.1%
1992 0.7547 +7.8%
1993 0.6923 -8.3%
1994 0.8046 +16.2%
1995 0.7723 -4.0%
1997 0.7647 -1.0%
1998 0.7846 +2.6%
1999 0.8524 +8.6%
2000 0.85 -0.3%
2001 0.9013 +6.0%
2002 0.8974 -0.4%
2003 0.9 +0.3%
2004 0.9 +0.0%
2005 0.8889 -1.2%
2006 0.9167 +3.1%
2007 0.9 -1.8%
2008 0.9843 +9.4%
2009 0.96 -2.5%
2010 0.9236 -3.8%
2011 0.9317 +0.9%
2012 0.96 +3.0%
2014 0.9509 -1.0%
2015 1 +5.2%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 0.983 -1.7%
2020 0.9946 +1.2%
2021 1.06 +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6418 0.5634 0.6789 5
1990s 0.7609 0.6923 0.8524 9
2000s 0.9099 0.85 0.9843 10
2010s 0.9721 0.9236 1 9
2020s 1.03 0.9946 1.06 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 1 Honduras 1.32 compare
  2. 2 Nicaragua 1.13 compare
  3. 3 Panama 1.11 compare
  4. 5 El Salvador 1.04 compare
  5. 6 Mongolia 1.03 compare
  6. 7 Republic of Moldova 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand was 1.06 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2021.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5634 in 1988.
How does Thailand rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural?
Thailand ranks 4th out of 65 countries with data for 2021.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 852 data points, 1981–2021
Last refreshed