Final consumption expenditure in Thailand
Thailand: Final consumption expenditure was 75.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Thailand, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure in Thailand stood at 75.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Thailand peaked at 81.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 1995.
Thailand ranks 119th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 76.4% | — |
| 1961 | 75.3% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 76.8% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 75.5% | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 73.3% | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 69.2% | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 73.0% | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 72.2% | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 81.3% | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 79.9% | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 76.8% | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 77.4% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 80.0% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 79.6% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 78.0% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 75.7% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 77.1% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 76.7% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 76.8% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 75.7% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 74.1% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 71.4% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 66.8% | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 65.0% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 64.2% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 64.7% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 63.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 62.6% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 63.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 65.1% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 64.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 66.8% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 69.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 68.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 72.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.3% | 69.2% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.6% | 75.7% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 62.6% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 66.5% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 65.1% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 70.5% | 75.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6018 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 4,848 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 19.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 159,432 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5021 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Thailand?
- Final consumption expenditure in Thailand was 75.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 1995.
- How does Thailand rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Thailand ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.