Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Thailand
Thailand: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Thailand, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in 2024.
That represents a change of up 39.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Thailand peaked at 0.125 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Thailand ranks 46th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Thailand, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0743 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0755 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0784 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0703 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0698 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0834 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0869 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0994 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -64.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +218.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0631 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +90.1% |
| 2024 | 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +218.3% | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | +90.1% | 0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0631 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -75.4% | 0.1183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0743 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0743 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0698 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 43 Tonga 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Bahrain 0.0895 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 Cambodia 0.0849 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Morocco 0.083 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 United Arab Emirates 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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, per unit in Thailand?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Thailand was 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.125 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Thailand ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.