Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Thailand
Thailand: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 17.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Thailand, 1981–2021
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Thailand is 17.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Thailand peaked at 24.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2019.
Thailand ranks 23rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.3% | 22.7% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 19.7% | 23.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 19.3% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 13.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 14.9% | 17.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Thailand?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Thailand was 17.3% in 2021, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2019.
- How does Thailand rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Thailand ranks 23rd out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.