Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Thailand

Thailand: Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 10.73 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
10.73
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
21st
of 65 countries
All-time high
11.06
in 2015
All-time low
7.32
in 2010
Years of data
30
1990–2021

Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Thailand, 1990–2021

02.557.5101990200520211990: 7.41991: 7.71992: 9.61993: 10.11994: 9.61995: 10.31997: 10.41998: 9.11999: 8.52000: 8.42001: 8.32002: 82003: 8.12004: 7.92005: 7.72006: 7.92007: 7.82008: 7.52009: 7.62010: 7.32011: 7.42012: 8.42014: 112015: 11.12016: 112017: 112018: 10.92019: 10.82020: 10.92021: 10.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Thailand stood at 10.73.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Thailand peaked at 11.06 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.32, in 2010.

Thailand ranks 21st of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education in Thailand, 1990 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1990 7.36
1991 7.73 +5.1%
1992 9.6 +24.1%
1993 10.06 +4.9%
1994 9.58 -4.8%
1995 10.35 +8.0%
1997 10.42 +0.7%
1998 9.11 -12.5%
1999 8.55 -6.1%
2000 8.41 -1.6%
2001 8.28 -1.6%
2002 8.02 -3.2%
2003 8.08 +0.7%
2004 7.86 -2.7%
2005 7.73 -1.7%
2006 7.9 +2.3%
2007 7.82 -1.1%
2008 7.5 -4.1%
2009 7.56 +0.9%
2010 7.32 -3.1%
2011 7.45 +1.7%
2012 8.37 +12.4%
2014 10.96 +31.0%
2015 11.06 +0.9%
2016 11.04 -0.2%
2017 10.97 -0.7%
2018 10.85 -1.1%
2019 10.78 -0.7%
2020 10.87 +0.9%
2021 10.73 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.19 7.36 10.42 9
2000s 7.92 7.5 8.41 10
2010s 9.87 7.32 11.06 9
2020s 10.8 10.73 10.87 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 18 Portugal 11.91 compare
  2. 19 Panama 11.8 compare
  3. 20 Jordan 10.82 compare
  4. 22 Turkey 9.89 compare
  5. 23 Costa Rica 9.74 compare
  6. 24 Latvia 9.44 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Thailand?
Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Thailand was 10.73 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 11.06 in 2015.
What is the lowest real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 7.32 in 2010.
How does Thailand rank for real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Thailand ranks 21st out of 65 countries with data for 2021.
Is real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. 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 Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 862 data points, 1990–2021
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