Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Thailand

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Thailand in 2025 — 16.7%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7.5 pp.

2025 16.7% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 64of 132
Period maximum 18.2%2021
Period minimum 8.5%1966

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Thailand, 1960–20257.51012.51517.52019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9.1%1962: 9.1%1964: 9.2%1966: 8.5%1968: 10.1%1970: 11.2%1972: 10.9%1974: 9.3%1976: 11%1978: 11.2%1980: 12.3%1982: 13.1%1984: 13.2%1986: 12.8%1988: 10%1990: 9.4%1992: 9.9%1994: 11.1%1996: 11.6%1998: 13.1%2000: 13.6%2002: 13.2%2004: 13.1%2006: 13.5%2008: 14.3%2010: 15.8%2012: 16.4%2014: 16.9%2016: 16.9%2018: 16.2%2020: 17.8%2022: 17.7%2024: 16.6%2025: 16.7%
Change over the period: +7.5 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Thailand

Thailand 16.7%
South-Eastern Asia computed 10.9%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.7 +0 pp
2024 16.6 +0 pp
2023 16.6 −1.1 pp
2022 17.7 −0.5 pp
2021 18.2 +0.4 pp
2020 17.8 +1.6 pp
2019 16.2 −0 pp
2018 16.2 −0.1 pp
2017 16.3 −0.6 pp
2016 16.9 −0.3 pp
2015 17.1 +0.2 pp
2014 16.9 +0.6 pp
2013 16.4 +0 pp
2012 16.4 +0.2 pp
2011 16.1 +0.3 pp
2010 15.8 −0.2 pp
2009 16 +1.6 pp
2008 14.3 +0.4 pp
2007 13.9 +0.4 pp
2006 13.5 −0.2 pp
2005 13.7 +0.5 pp
2004 13.1 +0.2 pp
2003 12.9 −0.2 pp
2002 13.2 −0.3 pp
2001 13.5 −0.1 pp
2000 13.6 +0 pp
1999 13.6 +0.5 pp
1998 13.1 +1 pp
1997 12.1 +0.5 pp
1996 11.6 +0.3 pp
1995 11.3 +0.2 pp
1994 11.1 +0.1 pp
1993 11 +1.1 pp
1992 9.9 +0.7 pp
1991 9.2 −0.2 pp
1990 9.4 −0.1 pp
1989 9.5 −0.5 pp
1988 10 −1.3 pp
1987 11.3 −1.4 pp
1986 12.8 −0.8 pp
1985 13.5 +0.4 pp
1984 13.2 +0.3 pp
1983 12.9 −0.2 pp
1982 13.1 +0.3 pp
1981 12.8 +0.5 pp
1980 12.3 +0.3 pp
1979 12 +0.8 pp
1978 11.2 +0.5 pp
1977 10.6 −0.3 pp
1976 11 +0.7 pp
1975 10.3 +1 pp
1974 9.3 −0.4 pp
1973 9.7 −1.2 pp
1972 10.9 −0.6 pp
1971 11.5 +0.3 pp
1970 11.2 +1.2 pp
1969 10.1 +0 pp
1968 10.1 +1.2 pp
1967 8.8 +0.4 pp
1966 8.5 −0.7 pp
1965 9.1 −0.1 pp
1964 9.2 −0.1 pp
1963 9.4 +0.3 pp
1962 9.1 +0.3 pp
1961 8.8 −0.3 pp
1960 9.1

South-Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.