Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Thailand
Thailand: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 19.83 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
19.83
Change on year
up 16.6%
World rank
21st
of 113 countries
All-time high
24.5
in 1988
All-time low
15.55
in 2019
Years of data
29
1981–2021
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Thailand, 1981–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 19.83 for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2021.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Thailand peaked at 24.5 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 15.55, in 2019.
Thailand ranks 21st of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22.99 | — |
| 1988 | 24.5 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 23.47 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 24.17 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 23.36 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 22.22 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 21.18 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 21.66 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 23.19 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 22.18 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 23.67 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 23.14 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 22.86 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 22.59 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 22.03 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 23.1 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 21.69 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 22.66 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 21.92 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 21.63 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 20.15 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 20.45 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 19.19 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 19.33 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 19.4 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.35 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 15.55 | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 17.01 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 19.83 | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.74 | 22.99 | 24.5 | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.88 | 21.18 | 24.17 | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.61 | 21.66 | 23.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.76 | 15.55 | 22.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.42 | 17.01 | 19.83 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 18 Costa Rica 20.32 compare
- 19 Russian Federation 20 compare
- 20 Lebanon 19.88 compare
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.71 compare
- 23 Taiwan, China 19.33 compare
- 24 South Africa 19.31 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 share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Thailand?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Thailand was 19.83 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5 in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.55 in 2019.
- How does Thailand rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Thailand ranks 21st out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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