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 8.37 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
8.37
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
27th
of 70 countries
All-time high
8.37
in 2021
All-time low
3.46
in 1991
Years of data
30
1990–2021

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

024681990200520211990: 3.61991: 3.51992: 3.91993: 4.21994: 4.11995: 4.51997: 4.71998: 4.71999: 4.62000: 4.32001: 4.72002: 4.62003: 4.62004: 4.52005: 4.72006: 4.72007: 4.82008: 52009: 52010: 4.92011: 5.32012: 5.92014: 6.92015: 7.42016: 7.42017: 7.32018: 7.62019: 7.92020: 82021: 8.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 8.37 for real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Thailand peaked at 8.37 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.46, in 1991.

Thailand ranks 27th of 70 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, total in Thailand, 1990 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1990 3.55
1991 3.46 -2.6%
1992 3.87 +11.9%
1993 4.17 +7.7%
1994 4.11 -1.5%
1995 4.5 +9.5%
1997 4.74 +5.5%
1998 4.66 -1.9%
1999 4.64 -0.3%
2000 4.34 -6.5%
2001 4.66 +7.3%
2002 4.63 -0.7%
2003 4.59 -0.7%
2004 4.47 -2.7%
2005 4.7 +5.1%
2006 4.67 -0.6%
2007 4.83 +3.5%
2008 5 +3.4%
2009 5.04 +0.9%
2010 4.88 -3.1%
2011 5.33 +9.2%
2012 5.93 +11.3%
2014 6.87 +15.7%
2015 7.37 +7.3%
2016 7.36 -0.2%
2017 7.31 -0.7%
2018 7.6 +3.9%
2019 7.9 +4.0%
2020 8.04 +1.8%
2021 8.37 +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.19 3.46 4.74 9
2000s 4.69 4.34 5.04 10
2010s 6.73 4.88 7.9 9
2020s 8.21 8.04 8.37 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 24 Türkiye 9.49 compare
  2. 25 Latvia 9.16 compare
  3. 26 Lithuania 8.78 compare
  4. 28 Costa Rica 8.11 compare
  5. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.06 compare
  6. 30 Uruguay 8.02 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 8.37 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 8.37 in 2021.
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 3.46 in 1991.
How does Thailand rank for real median earnings per month, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Thailand ranks 27th out of 70 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 57.1%. 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, total. 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, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 926 data points, 1990–2021
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