Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Thailand

Thailand: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9833 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9833
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
40th
of 80 countries
All-time high
1
in 2002
All-time low
0.9808
in 2012
Years of data
19
2002–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Thailand, 2002–2020

00.20.40.60.812002201120202002: 12003: 12004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 0.9992009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 0.9812013: 0.9882014: 0.9912015: 0.992016: 0.992017: 0.9922018: 0.9952019: 0.9882020: 0.983

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.9833 for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Thailand peaked at 1 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9808, in 2012.

Thailand ranks 40th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Thailand, 2002 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2002 1
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 0.9989 -0.1%
2009 1 +0.1%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 0.9808 -1.9%
2013 0.9884 +0.8%
2014 0.991 +0.3%
2015 0.9904 -0.1%
2016 0.9897 -0.1%
2017 0.992 +0.2%
2018 0.9945 +0.3%
2019 0.9879 -0.7%
2020 0.9833 -0.5%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.9833 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9878, 100% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.9833 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9833, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9999 0.9989 1 8
2010s 0.9915 0.9808 1 10
2020s 0.9833 0.9833 0.9833 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 37 Ukraine 0.9877 compare
  2. 38 Republic of Moldova 0.9868 compare
  3. 39 Croatia 0.9836 compare
  4. 41 Serbia 0.9811 compare
  5. 42 Kenya 0.981 compare
  6. 43 Brazil 0.9766 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Thailand?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Thailand was 0.9833 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9808 in 2012.
How does Thailand rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Thailand ranks 40th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Interest, payable, 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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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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Coverage
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