Other taxes (% of revenue) in Thailand
Thailand: Other taxes (% of revenue) was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other taxes in Thailand, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, other taxes in Thailand stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other taxes in Thailand peaked at 1.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
That places Thailand 88th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Other taxes (% of revenue) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9% | — |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -37.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +27.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +22.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +24.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -29.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -24.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +132.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -50.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other taxes (% of revenue) in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +132.2% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other taxes in Thailand?
- Other taxes in Thailand was 0.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other taxes recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest other taxes recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does Thailand rank for other taxes?
- Thailand ranks 88th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other taxes rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other taxes (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.