Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Thailand?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Thailand

Name: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Thailand
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Thailand: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)

0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

98th

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2001

All-time low

0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1974

Years of data

1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Thailand, 1970–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Thailand is 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Thailand peaked at 0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.

That places Thailand 98th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Thailand, 1970 to 2021.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1972	0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1973	0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
1974	0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1975	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
1976	0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.9%
1977	0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1978	0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.0%
1979	0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.0%
1980	0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1981	0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
1982	0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.1%
1983	0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1984	0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1985	0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.0%
1986	0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1987	0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1988	0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1989	0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1990	0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.1%
1991	0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
1992	0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1993	0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.7%
1994	0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1995	0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1996	0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1997	0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.4%
1998	0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
1999	0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
2000	0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
2001	0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2002	0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2003	0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2004	0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2005	0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2006	0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2007	0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2008	0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2009	0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2010	0.0339 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
2011	0.0452 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.1%
2012	0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.3%
2013	0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
2014	0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2015	0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2016	0.0371 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2017	0.0372 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2018	0.0371 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2019	0.0375 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2020	0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2021	0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%

Thailand compared with similar countries

Thailand's 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Thailand's 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0339 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0452 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2

Countries ranked near Thailand

95 Italy 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
96 Nicaragua 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
97 Malaysia 0.0377 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
99 Hungary 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
100 Maldives 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
101 Lithuania 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Thailand?: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Thailand was 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
How does Thailand rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Thailand ranks 98th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Thailand?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: education 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.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Adjusted savings: education 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.