Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Thailand
Thailand: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 42.72 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Thailand, 1954–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Thailand stood at 42.72.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Thailand peaked at 55.31 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.76, in 1955.
Thailand ranks 108th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 9.16 | — |
| 1955 | 8.76 | -4.4% |
| 1956 | 9.06 | +3.4% |
| 1957 | 10.14 | +11.8% |
| 1958 | 10.83 | +6.8% |
| 1960 | 13.21 | +22.0% |
| 1961 | 12.7 | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 12.8 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 11.74 | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 12.97 | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 15.08 | +16.2% |
| 1966 | 15.81 | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 14.99 | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 15.12 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 16.8 | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 20.07 | +19.5% |
| 1971 | 23.67 | +18.0% |
| 1972 | 27.62 | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 24.66 | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 18.85 | -23.6% |
| 1975 | 18.13 | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 20.28 | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 21.53 | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 23.31 | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 25.28 | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 29.25 | +15.7% |
| 1981 | 32.43 | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 37.35 | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 38.39 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 40.35 | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 49.27 | +22.1% |
| 1986 | 53 | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 51.25 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 39.58 | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 32.18 | -18.7% |
| 1990 | 27.36 | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 23.39 | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 19.86 | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 18.1 | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 14.32 | -20.9% |
| 1995 | 12.22 | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 14.77 | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 40.37 | +173.3% |
| 1998 | 49.51 | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 54.43 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 55.31 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 54.9 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 51.01 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 46.38 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 44.96 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 43.04 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 38.49 | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 35.07 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 35.11 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 41.45 | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 39.16 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 39.36 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 39.98 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 42.09 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 43.33 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 42.72 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.59 | 8.76 | 10.83 | 5 |
| 1960s | 14.12 | 11.74 | 16.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.34 | 18.13 | 27.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.3 | 29.25 | 53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.43 | 12.22 | 54.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.57 | 35.07 | 55.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.11 | 39.16 | 43.33 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Thailand?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Thailand was 42.72 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 55.31 in 2000.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.76 in 1955.
- How does Thailand rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Thailand ranks 108th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.