Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Thailand
Thailand: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -20.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Thailand, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Thailand is -20.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Thailand peaked at -13.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -25.1%, in 2021.
Thailand ranks 54th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -13.5% | — |
| 2001 | -15.7% | +16.6% |
| 2002 | -20.2% | +28.3% |
| 2003 | -14.9% | -26.4% |
| 2004 | -15.5% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | -15.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | -15.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | -16.6% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | -17.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | -18.4% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | -17.4% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | -19.4% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | -18.6% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | -19.8% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | -20.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | -19.4% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | -19.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | -19.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | -19.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | -18.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | -22.8% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | -25.1% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | -22.2% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | -20.8% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -16.2% | -20.2% | -13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -19.1% | -20.0% | -17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -22.7% | -25.1% | -20.8% | 4 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 14.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 3,481 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,342 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 5.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Thailand?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Thailand was -20.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was -13.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.1% in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Thailand ranks 54th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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