Taxes on exports in Thailand
Thailand: Taxes on exports was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Thailand, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on exports in Thailand is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 42.3% on the previous year and down 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Thailand peaked at 12.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Thailand 67th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.2% | — |
| 1973 | 3.6% | +66.9% |
| 1974 | 12.4% | +242.5% |
| 1975 | 6.2% | -50.2% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | -44.3% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | -13.1% |
| 1979 | 4.0% | +27.7% |
| 1980 | 6.7% | +68.9% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | -25.2% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | -28.8% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | -21.1% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -26.8% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -42.7% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | +28.9% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -14.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -32.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -78.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +45.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +26.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -88.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -64.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -34.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -28.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -49.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -23.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +65.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +43.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +89.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -67.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -59.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -42.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 0% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +242.5% | 3.6% | 12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 2.2% | 12.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 0.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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 taxes on exports in Thailand?
- Taxes on exports in Thailand was 0.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for taxes on exports?
- Thailand ranks 67th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.