Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Thailand

Thailand: Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic was 0.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 386.5%
World rank
27th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2011
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2009–2021

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Thailand, 2009–2021

0.10.20.30.40.52009201520212009: 0.163 preT2011: 0.548 preT2013: 0.283 preT2017: 0.361 preT2019: 0.106 preT2021: 0.518 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Thailand is 0.5%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 386.5% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Thailand peaked at 0.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

Thailand ranks 27th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Thailand, 2009 to 2021.
Year preT Change
2009 0.2%
2011 0.5% +235.4%
2013 0.3% -48.4%
2017 0.4% +27.6%
2019 0.1% -70.5%
2021 0.5% +386.5%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 57% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.1% 0.5% 4
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 24 Paraguay 0.7% compare
  2. 25 Türkiye 0.7% compare
  3. 26 Republic of Moldova 0.7% compare
  4. 28 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  5. 29 Peru 0.5% compare
  6. 30 Argentina 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Thailand?
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Thailand was 0.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Thailand rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic?
Thailand ranks 27th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 317 data points, 2003–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population