Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Thailand
Thailand: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 19.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Thailand is 19.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Thailand peaked at 22.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2000.
That places Thailand 77th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +98.2% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -41.6% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +75.4% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -26.9% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +49.7% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 5.9% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 11.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 18.0% | 22.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More poverty & inequality data for Thailand
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,072 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Thailand?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Thailand was 19.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Thailand ranks 77th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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