Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Thailand

Thailand: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social was 16.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
16.7%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
5th
of 39 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2021
All-time low
6.2%
in 2006
Years of data
9
2006–2021

Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Thailand, 2006–2021

0510152006201320212006: 6.22009: 10.42011: 10.92013: 10.82017: 16.32018: 15.82019: 15.42020: 16.32021: 16.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 16.7% for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Thailand peaked at 16.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2006.

Thailand ranks 5th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 6.2%
2009 10.4% +67.1%
2011 10.9% +5.0%
2013 10.8% -0.6%
2017 16.3% +50.7%
2018 15.8% -3.5%
2019 15.4% -2.1%
2020 16.3% +5.6%
2021 16.7% +2.4%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 16.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.8%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.3% 6.2% 10.4% 2
2010s 13.9% 10.8% 16.3% 5
2020s 16.5% 16.3% 16.7% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 18.5% compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 17.4% compare
  3. 4 El Salvador 17.1% compare
  4. 6 Côte d'Ivoire 16.6% compare
  5. 7 Georgia 16.5% compare
  6. 8 Mongolia 15.5% compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Thailand?
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Thailand was 16.7% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2021.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2006.
How does Thailand rank for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social?
Thailand ranks 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2021.
Is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population