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

Thailand: Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary was 9,000 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
9,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 69 countries
All-time high
9,000
in 2018
All-time low
1,200
in 1986
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1985200320211985: 1.3k1986: 1.2k1987: 1.3k1988: 1.3k1989: 1.5k1990: 1.7k1991: 1.8k1992: 2.2k1993: 2.4k1994: 2.6k1995: 2.9k1997: 3.4k1998: 3.5k1999: 3.3k2000: 3.3k2001: 3.6k2002: 3.9k2003: 4.0k2004: 4.0k2005: 4.0k2006: 4.5k2007: 4.5k2008: 5.0k2009: 5.0k2010: 5.0k2011: 5.6k2012: 6.3k2014: 7.8k2015: 8.0k2016: 8.0k2017: 8.5k2018: 9.0k2019: 9.0k2020: 9.0k2021: 9.0k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Thailand stood at 9,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Thailand peaked at 9,000 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,200, in 1986.

That places Thailand 17th out of 69 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, primary in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary education and below in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 1,304
1986 1,200 -7.9%
1987 1,304 +8.6%
1988 1,304 +0.0%
1989 1,500 +15.1%
1990 1,738 +15.9%
1991 1,847 +6.2%
1992 2,172 +17.6%
1993 2,390 +10.0%
1994 2,607 +9.1%
1995 2,933 +12.5%
1997 3,411 +16.3%
1998 3,498 +2.5%
1999 3,259 -6.8%
2000 3,259 +0.0%
2001 3,600 +10.5%
2002 3,900 +8.3%
2003 4,000 +2.6%
2004 4,000 +0.0%
2005 4,000 +0.0%
2006 4,500 +12.5%
2007 4,500 +0.0%
2008 5,000 +11.1%
2009 5,000 +0.0%
2010 5,000 +0.0%
2011 5,590 +11.8%
2012 6,300 +12.7%
2014 7,826 +24.2%
2015 8,000 +2.2%
2016 8,000 +0.0%
2017 8,500 +6.2%
2018 9,000 +5.9%
2019 9,000 +0.0%
2020 9,000 +0.0%
2021 9,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,322 1,200 1,500 5
1990s 2,650 1,738 3,498 9
2000s 4,176 3,259 5,000 10
2010s 7,468 5,000 9,000 9
2020s 9,000 9,000 9,000 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 14 Jamaica 15,180 compare
  2. 15 Sri Lanka 12,950 compare
  3. 16 Argentina 11,518 compare
  4. 17 Bangladesh 9,000 compare
  5. 19 Mauritius 8,276 compare
  6. 20 Dominican Republic 7,073 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Thailand?
Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Thailand was 9,000 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 9,000 in 2018.
What is the lowest median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 1,200 in 1986.
How does Thailand rank for median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary?
Thailand ranks 17th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
Is median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. 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, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Median earnings per month, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 895 data points, 1970–2021
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