General government final consumption expenditure in Thailand
Thailand: General government final consumption expenditure was 16.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Thailand, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Thailand is 16.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Thailand peaked at 18.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1966.
That places Thailand 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.1% | — |
| 1961 | 8.8% | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 9.1% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 9.2% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 9.1% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 8.5% | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 8.8% | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 10.1% | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 11.2% | +11.4% |
| 1971 | 11.5% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 10.9% | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 9.7% | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 9.3% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 10.3% | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 11.0% | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 10.6% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 11.2% | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 12.0% | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 12.3% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 12.8% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 13.1% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 12.9% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 13.2% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 12.8% | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 11.3% | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 9.9% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | 8.5% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 9.3% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 9.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 9.2% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.6% | 18.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 89 Portugal 17.0% compare
- 90 Guinea 16.7% compare
- 91 China 16.7% compare
- 93 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.5% compare
- 94 El Salvador 16.4% compare
- 95 North Macedonia 16.4% compare
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,082 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9718 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 7,830 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 31.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 257,462 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Thailand?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Thailand was 16.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1966.
- How does Thailand rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Thailand ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. 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.