Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Thailand
Thailand: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 52.35 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Thailand, 1981–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Thailand stood at 52.35.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Thailand peaked at 58.83 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 48.06, 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.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 55.97 | — |
| 1988 | 56.49 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 57.06 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 58.83 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 56.03 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 55.23 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 54.69 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 54.71 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 56.17 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 54.86 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 56.58 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 55.19 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 54.87 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 54.52 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 54.17 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 55.34 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 53.1 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 55.31 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 53.77 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 54.59 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 51.78 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 52.92 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 50.29 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 50.72 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 52.92 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 50.48 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 48.06 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 49.83 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 52.35 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.23 | 55.97 | 56.49 | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.37 | 54.69 | 58.83 | 5 |
| 2000s | 54.95 | 53.1 | 56.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.08 | 48.06 | 55.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.09 | 49.83 | 52.35 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Thailand?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Thailand was 52.35 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 58.83 in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.06 in 2019.
- How does Thailand rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Thailand ranks 16th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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