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

Thailand: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 1.09 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.09
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 76 countries
All-time high
1.09
in 2020
All-time low
0.6136
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

00.250.50.7511985200320211985: 0.6141986: 0.6681987: 0.7551988: 0.6521989: 0.691990: 0.7691991: 0.7691992: 0.761993: 0.8281994: 0.8671995: 0.7781997: 0.851998: 0.8891999: 0.8892000: 0.92001: 0.9282002: 0.9132003: 0.8792004: 0.8842005: 0.9362006: 0.9092007: 0.8972008: 0.952009: 0.9752010: 0.9712011: 0.9292012: 12014: 0.9472015: 0.9882016: 12017: 0.9862018: 1.12019: 12020: 1.12021: 1.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 1.09 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Thailand peaked at 1.09 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6136, in 1985.

That places Thailand 2nd out of 76 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, total in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 0.6136
1986 0.6685 +8.9%
1987 0.7551 +13.0%
1988 0.6518 -13.7%
1989 0.6904 +5.9%
1990 0.7694 +11.4%
1991 0.7692 -0.0%
1992 0.7604 -1.2%
1993 0.8276 +8.8%
1994 0.8667 +4.7%
1995 0.7778 -10.3%
1997 0.85 +9.3%
1998 0.8889 +4.6%
1999 0.8889 +0.0%
2000 0.9 +1.2%
2001 0.9276 +3.1%
2002 0.9128 -1.6%
2003 0.8788 -3.7%
2004 0.884 +0.6%
2005 0.936 +5.9%
2006 0.9091 -2.9%
2007 0.8966 -1.4%
2008 0.95 +6.0%
2009 0.975 +2.6%
2010 0.9709 -0.4%
2011 0.9286 -4.4%
2012 1 +7.7%
2014 0.9474 -5.3%
2015 0.988 +4.3%
2016 1 +1.2%
2017 0.9862 -1.4%
2018 1.06 +7.2%
2019 1 -5.5%
2020 1.09 +9.1%
2021 1.09 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6759 0.6136 0.7551 5
1990s 0.8221 0.7604 0.8889 9
2000s 0.917 0.8788 0.975 10
2010s 0.9865 0.9286 1.06 9
2020s 1.09 1.09 1.09 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 1 Honduras 1.14 compare
  2. 3 Nicaragua 1.04 compare
  3. 4 Puerto Rico 1.03 compare
  4. 5 Jordan 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Thailand?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Thailand was 1.09 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 in 2020.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6136 in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Thailand ranks 2nd out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,021 data points, 1970–2021
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