Thailand: Poverty at 5.50 USD per day

Thailand: Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 5.50 USD a day, 1981 - 2019:

For that indicator, we provide data for Thailand from 1981 to 2019. The average value for Thailand during that period was 30.64 percent with a minimum of 6.2 percent in 2019 and a maximum of 69.3 percent in 1981. The latest value from 2019 is 6.2 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2019 based on 22 countries is 24.86 percent. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.