Middle income vs Thailand: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Middle income
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 46.6% against 34.9% in Middle income, a difference of 11.7%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle income ahead.
Middle income ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 3.9% | 4.4% | Middle income |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 13.2% | 6.2% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 18.3% | 5.0% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 10.1% | -3.3% | 13.4% | Middle income |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 5.4% | 8.6% | Middle income |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.0% | 1.2% | Middle income |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 34.0% | 3.4% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Middle income or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 46.6% against 34.9% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Middle income and Thailand?
- 11.7%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Thailand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and Thailand rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Middle income ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.