Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Thailand
Thailand: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.7371 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Thailand, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Thailand is 0.7371, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Thailand peaked at 0.8646 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7371, in 2020.
Thailand ranks 22nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8591 | — |
| 2003 | 0.8646 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.782 | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7826 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7704 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8181 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8028 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.839 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8123 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8263 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8112 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8003 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7877 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7839 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.811 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.759 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7722 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7517 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7371 | -1.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.7371 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6549, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.7371 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7007, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8148 | 0.7704 | 0.8646 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7916 | 0.7517 | 0.8263 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7371 | 0.7371 | 0.7371 | 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 use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Thailand?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Thailand was 0.7371 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8646 in 2003.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7371 in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Thailand ranks 22nd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Use of goods and 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.