Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Thailand

Thailand: Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb was 7.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.94
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
49th
of 120 countries
All-time high
8.33
in 2023
All-time low
1.77
in 1981
Years of data
30
1981–2024

Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Thailand, 1981–2024

24681981200220241981: 1.81988: 2.11990: 2.31992: 2.61994: 3.11996: 3.41998: 3.51999: 3.12000: 3.22002: 3.62004: 42006: 4.42007: 4.72008: 4.92009: 5.22010: 5.42011: 62012: 62013: 6.32014: 6.52015: 7.22016: 6.92017: 7.12018: 6.92019: 7.42020: 7.42021: 7.52022: 8.32023: 8.32024: 7.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 7.94 for threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Thailand peaked at 8.33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 1981.

Thailand ranks 49th of 120 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.

Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Thailand, 1981 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1981 1.77
1988 2.09 +18.0%
1990 2.33 +11.6%
1992 2.58 +10.3%
1994 3.08 +19.7%
1996 3.38 +9.7%
1998 3.46 +2.4%
1999 3.14 -9.3%
2000 3.16 +0.5%
2002 3.65 +15.6%
2004 4 +9.7%
2006 4.42 +10.4%
2007 4.71 +6.6%
2008 4.92 +4.4%
2009 5.21 +5.9%
2010 5.43 +4.3%
2011 6.02 +10.8%
2012 5.99 -0.4%
2013 6.34 +5.8%
2014 6.51 +2.6%
2015 7.16 +10.1%
2016 6.92 -3.4%
2017 7.05 +1.9%
2018 6.88 -2.5%
2019 7.35 +6.9%
2020 7.36 +0.1%
2021 7.5 +1.9%
2022 8.31 +10.9%
2023 8.33 +0.2%
2024 7.94 -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.93 1.77 2.09 2
1990s 3 2.33 3.46 6
2000s 4.29 3.16 5.21 7
2010s 6.57 5.43 7.35 10
2020s 7.89 7.36 8.33 5

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 46 Bhutan 8.57 compare
  2. 47 Costa Rica 8.39 compare
  3. 48 Ukraine 8.07 compare
  4. 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.91 compare
  5. 51 Kazakhstan 7.68 compare
  6. 52 Uzbekistan 7.6

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Thailand?
Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Thailand was 7.94 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 8.33 in 2023.
What is the lowest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 1981.
How does Thailand rank for threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb?
Thailand ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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