Income share held by second 20% in Thailand
Thailand: Income share held by second 20% was 12.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Income share held by second 20% in Thailand, 1981–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by second 20% in Thailand is 12.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in Thailand peaked at 12.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1992.
Thailand ranks 62nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 9.0% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 12.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More poverty & inequality data for Thailand
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 11.7% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2024)
- Prosperity gap 2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2024)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 2.1% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 16.0% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2024)
- Income share held by third 20% 16.2% (2024)
- Gini index 33.3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in Thailand?
- Income share held by second 20% in Thailand was 12.0% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by second 20% recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1992.
- How does Thailand rank for income share held by second 20%?
- Thailand ranks 62nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by second 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.