Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Thailand

Thailand: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 27.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
27.9%
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
29th
of 36 countries
All-time high
34.8%
in 2013
All-time low
0.7%
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Thailand, 2006–2021

01020302006201320212006: 0.7042009: 242011: 34.32013: 34.82017: 21.42019: 242021: 27.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 27.9% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Thailand peaked at 34.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2006.

That places Thailand 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 0.7%
2009 24.0% +3308.6%
2011 34.3% +43.1%
2013 34.8% +1.4%
2017 21.4% -38.4%
2019 24.0% +12.0%
2021 27.9% +16.3%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 27.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 53% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.3% 0.7% 24.0% 2
2010s 28.7% 21.4% 34.8% 4
2020s 27.9% 27.9% 27.9% 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 26 Indonesia 30.9% compare
  2. 27 Dominican Republic 29.9% compare
  3. 28 Paraguay 29.7% compare
  4. 30 Pakistan 26.8% compare
  5. 31 El Salvador 20.5% compare
  6. 32 Honduras 10.4% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Thailand?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Thailand was 27.9% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
How does Thailand rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Thailand ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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