General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Thailand
Thailand: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.8748 in 2020. ▬ Flat
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Thailand, 2013–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Thailand is 0.8748, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
That places Thailand 52nd out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8676 | — |
| 2014 | 0.8421 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8329 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8324 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8524 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8713 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8606 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8748 | +1.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.8748 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.17, 75% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.8748 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4, 62% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8513 | 0.8324 | 0.8713 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8748 | 0.8748 | 0.8748 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More public sector data for Thailand
- Arms imports 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -74.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 77.06 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.52 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 569.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Thailand?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Thailand was 0.8748 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8748 in 2020.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8324 in 2016.
- How does Thailand rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Thailand ranks 52nd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of General public services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.