Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Thailand
Thailand: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax was 17.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Thailand, 1981–2021
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Thailand is 17.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Thailand peaked at 24.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2019.
Thailand ranks 23rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22.7% | — |
| 1988 | 24.0% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 22.7% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 23.1% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 21.8% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 20.5% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.3% | 22.7% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 19.7% | 23.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 19.3% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 13.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 14.9% | 17.3% | 2 |
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 income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Thailand?
- Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Thailand was 17.3% in 2021, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2019.
- How does Thailand rank for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- Thailand ranks 23rd out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.