Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local in Thailand
Thailand: Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local was 15,000 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
15,000
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
17th
of 67 countries
All-time high
15,000
in 2020
All-time low
2,600
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local in Thailand, 1985–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2021, median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local in Thailand stood at 15,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local in Thailand peaked at 15,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,600, in 1985.
Thailand ranks 17th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2,600 | — |
| 1986 | 2,765 | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 2,765 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,725 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 3,000 | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 3,500 | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 4,000 | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 5,000 | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,500 | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 5,860 | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 6,590 | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 7,000 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 6,800 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 7,000 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,800 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 7,000 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7,500 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 8,000 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9,000 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 8,800 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8,500 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 9,000 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 10,500 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 12,560 | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 13,500 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 13,000 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14,560 | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 14,000 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,771 | 2,600 | 3,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 5,472 | 3,500 | 7,000 | 9 |
| 2000s | 7,610 | 6,800 | 9,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,069 | 8,500 | 14,560 | 9 |
| 2020s | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 15 Jamaica 16,348 compare
- 16 Bangladesh 15,000 compare
- 18 Argentina 14,660 compare
- 19 India 12,000 compare
- 20 Philippines 10,862 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local in Thailand?
- Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local in Thailand was 15,000 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 15,000 in 2020.
- What is the lowest median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,600 in 1985.
- How does Thailand rank for median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local?
- Thailand ranks 17th out of 67 countries with data for 2021.
- Is median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. 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 Median earnings per month in the service sector, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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