China vs Thailand: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

China
21,931 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Thailand
23,029 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
China rank
79th
Thailand rank
76th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • China
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 23,029 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 21,931 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in China, a difference of 1,098 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.

China ranks 79th and Thailand ranks 76th of 181 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 577.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,719 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,142 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Thailand
1970s 788.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,402 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,614 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Thailand
1980s 1,438 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 5,049 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,611 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Thailand
1990s 3,084 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 8,612 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 5,528 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Thailand
2000s 7,206 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 11,189 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,983 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Thailand
2010s 14,542 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 17,823 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,280 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Thailand
2020s 20,371 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 20,848 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 477.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, China or Thailand?
Thailand, at 23,029 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 21,931 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between China and Thailand?
1,098 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do China and Thailand rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
China ranks 79th and Thailand ranks 76th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.