Thailand: Poverty ratio

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 Thailand

Poverty, percent of population

 Latest value 5.40
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1988 - 2022
 Average 22.82
 Min - Max 5.40 - 65.20
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2022 is 5.4 percent, a decline from 6.3 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 23.91 percent, based on data from 52 countries. Historically, the average for Thailand from 1988 to 2022 is 22.82 percent. The minimum value, 5.4 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 65.2 percent was recorded in 1988. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Thailand: Poverty ratio
 2022 5.40
 2021 6.30
 2020 6.80
 2019 6.20
 2018 9.90
 2017 7.90
 2016 8.60
 2015 7.20




Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.

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