Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Thailand
Thailand: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 17.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
17.6%
Change on year
down 13.7%
World rank
115th
of 184 countries
All-time high
27.6%
in 1985
All-time low
9.7%
in 1959
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Thailand, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Thailand is 17.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Thailand peaked at 27.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1959.
Thailand ranks 115th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 10.0% | — |
| 1951 | 10.5% | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 10.9% | +3.5% |
| 1953 | 12.5% | +15.4% |
| 1954 | 12.8% | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 13.8% | +8.0% |
| 1956 | 13.3% | -4.0% |
| 1957 | 10.7% | -19.5% |
| 1958 | 10.4% | -3.0% |
| 1959 | 9.7% | -6.2% |
| 1960 | 11.5% | +18.7% |
| 1961 | 11.5% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 11.8% | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 12.2% | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 12.0% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 12.1% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 11.4% | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 12.2% | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 13.9% | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 13.9% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 14.5% | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 14.6% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 14.6% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 14.6% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 14.1% | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 15.4% | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 17.3% | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 17.7% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 18.6% | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 20.8% | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 21.2% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 24.0% | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 24.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 24.6% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 25.9% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 27.6% | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 27.1% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 23.1% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 21.5% | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 19.7% | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 19.2% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 19.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 19.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 17.6% | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 18.7% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.5% | 9.7% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.3% | 11.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 14.1% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 21.2% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 17.1% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.2% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 17.1% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 17.6% | 21.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 112 South Africa 17.8% compare
- 113 Mozambique 17.8% compare
- 114 Luxembourg 17.7% compare
- 116 Comoros 17.6% compare
- 117 Honduras 17.5% compare
- 118 Taiwan, China 17.4% compare
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Thailand?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Thailand was 17.6% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1959.
- How does Thailand rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Thailand ranks 115th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.