China vs Thailand: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
China
0.9716 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Thailand
0.9718 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China rank
129th
Thailand rank
128th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- China
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.9718 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9716 current US$ per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 129th and Thailand ranks 128th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1970s | 0.9734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.9795 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.9543 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.934 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.9772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.9752 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9721 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, China or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.9718 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9716 current US$ per US$ of GDP in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between China and Thailand?
- 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Thailand rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 129th and Thailand ranks 128th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.