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
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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About this data
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.