Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Thailand
Thailand: Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP was 21.08 in 2031. ▲ Rising
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Thailand, 1995–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Thailand is 21.08, measured in 2031.
That represents a change of up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Thailand peaked at 22.47 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.45, in 1999.
That places Thailand 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2031, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.23 | — |
| 1996 | 20.71 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 19.95 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 17.63 | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 17.45 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 17.55 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 19.06 | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 18.99 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 20.26 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 20.44 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.75 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 20.61 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 20.22 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 20.03 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 19.51 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 20.94 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 21.21 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 21.39 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 22.24 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 21.49 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 22.47 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 21.77 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 21.1 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 21.36 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 20.98 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 20.41 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 20.05 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 20.05 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.82 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 21.32 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 21.06 | -1.2% |
| 2026 | 21.04 | -0.1% |
| 2027 | 21.13 | +0.4% |
| 2028 | 21.11 | -0.1% |
| 2029 | 21.1 | -0.0% |
| 2030 | 21.09 | -0.1% |
| 2031 | 21.08 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2 | 17.45 | 20.71 | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.84 | 17.55 | 21.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.49 | 20.94 | 22.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.81 | 20.05 | 21.32 | 10 |
| 2030s | 21.09 | 21.08 | 21.09 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 14 Korea 23.24 compare
- 15 India 21.89 compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 21.84 compare
- 18 Hong Kong, China 20.5 compare
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 20.08 compare
- 20 Singapore 19.57 compare
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 revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Thailand?
- Revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Thailand was 21.08 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 22.47 in 2015.
- What is the lowest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.45 in 1999.
- How does Thailand rank for revenue, general government, percent of gdp?
- Thailand ranks 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is revenue, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 37 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.