Income share held by lowest 20% in Thailand
Thailand: Income share held by lowest 20% was 7.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Income share held by lowest 20% in Thailand, 1981–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 7.9% for income share held by lowest 20% in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Thailand peaked at 7.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1981.
That places Thailand 36th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 20% in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.4% | — |
| 1988 | 6.1% | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 7.9% compare
- 36 Hungary 7.9% compare
- 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.9% compare
- 36 Sweden 7.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Thailand
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,072 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.04 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.04 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.288 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Thailand?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Thailand was 7.9% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1981.
- How does Thailand rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Thailand ranks 36th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.