Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 3.11 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Thailand, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 3.11 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Thailand peaked at 12.74 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.59 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 2018.
Thailand ranks 154th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 8.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.6% |
| 1962 | 9.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 8.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 6.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.8% |
| 1965 | 8.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 1966 | 8.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 11.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | +31.5% |
| 1968 | 12.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 11.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 10.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 1971 | 8.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.2% |
| 1972 | 7.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 1973 | 5.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.5% |
| 1974 | 4.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 1975 | 5.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 11.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | +128.0% |
| 1977 | 5.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -56.0% |
| 1978 | 7.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 1979 | 8.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 9.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 9.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 9.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 10.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 12.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 12.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 11.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 10.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 9.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 11.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 11.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 10.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 9.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 8.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 7.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 6.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 6.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 6.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 5.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 4.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 4.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 4.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 4.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 5.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 4.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 3.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 3.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 4.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 4.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 4 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 4.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 3.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 3.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 2.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 3.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 3.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 3.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 3.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 3.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 3.11 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.79 constant 2024 US$ per person, 10% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 3.11 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.25 constant 2024 US$ per person, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +128.0% | 5.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | 11.94 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | 12.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | 11.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | 12.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | 11.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 151 Mexico 3.28 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 152 Iran 3.14 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 153 Kuwait 3.13 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 155 Northern Mariana Islands 2.69 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 156 Malaysia 2.57 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 157 Brazil 2.43 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Thailand?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Thailand was 3.11 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.74 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2018.
- How does Thailand rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 154th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.