How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Thailand
Thailand: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Thailand, 1981–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.0% for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in 2024.
The figure is up 203.3% on the previous year and down 93.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Thailand peaked at 31.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
That places Thailand 111th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 31.0% | — |
| 1988 | 26.7% | -13.8% |
| 1990 | 21.1% | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 16.2% | -23.0% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | -43.0% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -30.5% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +45.5% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -44.8% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -33.6% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -28.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -42.2% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -57.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +28.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -45.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -42.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -27.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -53.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -54.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -29.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -76.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +203.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9%, 2% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +203.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.9% | 26.7% | 31.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 5.7% | 21.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.8% | 8.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Thailand?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Thailand was 0.0% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- Thailand ranks 111th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.