Central government expense in Thailand
Central government expense in Thailand was equal to 20.7% of GDP in 2023.
Thailand, 2023
20.7%
Change from 2022
−1.5percentage points
World, 2022
28.5%
Central government expense in Thailand over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20.7% | – |
| 2022 | 22.2% | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.5 percentage points from 22.2% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 19.8%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.