Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Thailand
Thailand: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual was 42.8 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Thailand, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Thailand stood at 42.8 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 56.5% on the previous year and up 639.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Thailand peaked at 211.78 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -77.36 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Thailand ranks 29th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11.99 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -12.68 % change on previous year | -205.8% |
| 1998 | -12.13 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 18.38 % change on previous year | -251.5% |
| 2000 | 5.51 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 2001 | -5.61 % change on previous year | -201.7% |
| 2002 | 10.77 % change on previous year | -292.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6546 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 2004 | 24.85 % change on previous year | +3695.7% |
| 2005 | -7.29 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 2006 | 37.35 % change on previous year | -612.7% |
| 2007 | 24.07 % change on previous year | -35.6% |
| 2008 | 9.14 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 2009 | -11.99 % change on previous year | -231.2% |
| 2010 | 20.12 % change on previous year | -267.8% |
| 2011 | 29.95 % change on previous year | +48.9% |
| 2012 | 11.77 % change on previous year | -60.7% |
| 2013 | 20.83 % change on previous year | +76.9% |
| 2014 | -7.93 % change on previous year | -138.1% |
| 2015 | 16.64 % change on previous year | -309.8% |
| 2016 | 8.04 % change on previous year | -51.7% |
| 2017 | 17.74 % change on previous year | +120.6% |
| 2018 | 7.58 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 2019 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 2020 | -77.36 % change on previous year | -1689.3% |
| 2021 | -63.8 % change on previous year | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 211.78 % change on previous year | -432.0% |
| 2023 | 98.27 % change on previous year | -53.6% |
| 2024 | 42.8 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 42.8 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.22 % change on previous year, 3.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 42.8 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4 % change on previous year, 2.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +3695.7% | 0.6546 % change on previous year | 24.85 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -1689.3% | 4.87 % change on previous year | -77.36 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.39 % change on previous year | -12.68 % change on previous year | 18.38 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.75 % change on previous year | -11.99 % change on previous year | 37.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.96 % change on previous year | -7.93 % change on previous year | 29.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.34 % change on previous year | -77.36 % change on previous year | 211.78 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 26 United States Virgin Islands 46.36 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Anguilla 46.15 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Central African Republic 43.72 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Tonga 41.69 % change on previous year compare
- 31 United Arab Emirates 39.91 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Japan 39.56 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Thailand?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Thailand was 42.8 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 211.78 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -77.36 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual?
- Thailand ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 639.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.