Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Thailand
Thailand: Gini index of hourly earnings of employees was 0.37 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Thailand, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Thailand stood at 0.37.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Thailand peaked at 0.54 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.365, in 2024.
That places Thailand 32nd out of 55 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.426 | — |
| 2015 | 0.54 | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 0.421 | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 0.405 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.401 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.43 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.392 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.383 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.377 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.365 | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 0.37 | +1.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.37 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3765, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.37 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.381, 97% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4323 | 0.401 | 0.54 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3862 | 0.365 | 0.43 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More work & labour data for Thailand
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7165 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7773 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1451 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 45,410 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 19,963 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,079 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 22,476 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 45,555 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Thailand?
- Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Thailand was 0.37 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.54 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.365 in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for gini index of hourly earnings of employees?
- Thailand ranks 32nd out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.