Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Thailand
Thailand: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 52.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Thailand, 1981–2021
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Thailand stood at 52.4%.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Thailand peaked at 58.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2019.
That places Thailand 16th out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 56.0% | — |
| 1988 | 56.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 57.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 58.8% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 56.0% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 55.2% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 56.2% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +5.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 52.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 52.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.6%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.2% | 56.0% | 56.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 54.7% | 58.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 53.1% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 48.1% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 49.8% | 52.4% | 2 |
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 income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Thailand?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Thailand was 52.4% in 2021, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2019.
- How does Thailand rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Thailand ranks 16th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.