Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Thailand

Thailand: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 62.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
62.0%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
2nd
of 31 countries
All-time high
66.4%
in 2019
All-time low
3.5%
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Thailand, 2006–2021

02040602006201320212006: 3.5 poorest2009: 56.2 poorest2011: 59.9 poorest2013: 57.7 poorest2017: 64.8 poorest2019: 66.4 poorest2021: 62 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Thailand stood at 62.0%.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Thailand peaked at 66.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2006.

Thailand ranks 2nd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year poorest Change
2006 3.5%
2009 56.2% +1502.7%
2011 59.9% +6.6%
2013 57.7% -3.6%
2017 64.8% +12.3%
2019 66.4% +2.4%
2021 62.0% -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.9% 3.5% 56.2% 2
2010s 62.2% 57.7% 66.4% 4
2020s 62.0% 62.0% 62.0% 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 1 Poland 86.7% compare
  2. 3 Dominican Republic 47.1% compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 45.1% compare
  4. 5 Georgia 43.8% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

More work & labour data for Thailand

All data for Thailand →

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Thailand?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Thailand was 62.0% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2006.
How does Thailand rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Thailand ranks 2nd out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Thailand. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/poverty-gap-reduction-percent-domestic-private-transfers-1st-quintile-poorest/thailand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/poverty-gap-reduction-percent-domestic-private-transfers-1st-quintile-poorest/thailand/">Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Thailand</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap