Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in Thailand

Thailand: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male was 11,000 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
11,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 71 countries
All-time high
11,000
in 2019
All-time low
1,870
in 1987
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in Thailand, 1985–2021

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1985200320211985: 1.9k1986: 1.9k1987: 1.9k1988: 2.0k1989: 2.2k1990: 2.4k1991: 2.6k1992: 3.0k1993: 3.2k1994: 3.3k1995: 3.9k1997: 4.3k1998: 4.5k1999: 4.5k2000: 4.3k2001: 4.6k2002: 4.7k2003: 5.0k2004: 5.0k2005: 5.0k2006: 5.5k2007: 5.8k2008: 6.0k2009: 6.0k2010: 6.2k2011: 7.0k2012: 7.8k2014: 9.5k2015: 10.0k2016: 10.0k2017: 10.1k2018: 10.4k2019: 11.0k2020: 11.0k2021: 11.0k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in Thailand stood at 11,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 57.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in Thailand peaked at 11,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,870, in 1987.

That places Thailand 18th out of 71 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 1,912
1986 1,950 +2.0%
1987 1,870 -4.1%
1988 2,000 +7.0%
1989 2,172 +8.6%
1990 2,400 +10.5%
1991 2,600 +8.3%
1992 3,000 +15.4%
1993 3,150 +5.0%
1994 3,259 +3.4%
1995 3,910 +20.0%
1997 4,345 +11.1%
1998 4,500 +3.6%
1999 4,500 +0.0%
2000 4,345 -3.4%
2001 4,625 +6.4%
2002 4,700 +1.6%
2003 5,000 +6.4%
2004 5,000 +0.0%
2005 5,000 +0.0%
2006 5,500 +10.0%
2007 5,800 +5.5%
2008 6,000 +3.4%
2009 6,000 +0.0%
2010 6,180 +3.0%
2011 7,000 +13.3%
2012 7,800 +11.4%
2014 9,500 +21.8%
2015 10,000 +5.3%
2016 10,000 +0.0%
2017 10,140 +1.4%
2018 10,400 +2.6%
2019 11,000 +5.8%
2020 11,000 +0.0%
2021 11,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,981 1,870 2,172 5
1990s 3,518 2,400 4,500 9
2000s 5,197 4,345 6,000 10
2010s 9,113 6,180 11,000 9
2020s 11,000 11,000 11,000 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 15 Jamaica 17,459 compare
  2. 16 Argentina 16,754 compare
  3. 17 Mauritius 12,900 compare
  4. 19 Dominican Republic 10,105 compare
  5. 20 Bangladesh 10,000 compare
  6. 21 India 9,124 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in Thailand?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male in Thailand was 11,000 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 11,000 in 2019.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 1,870 in 1987.
How does Thailand rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male?
Thailand ranks 18th out of 71 countries with data for 2021.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, male
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 935 data points, 1970–2021
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