Thailand Public Consumption: % of GDP

1993 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Thailand Public Consumption: % of GDP

  • Thailand Public Consumption accounted for 16.4 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a share of 17.9 % in the previous quarter.
  • Thailand Public Consumption share of Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1993 to Dec 2025, with an average number of 16.2 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 20.4 % in Sep 2021 and a record low of 10.0 % in Dec 1994.

CEIC calculates Government Consumption as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Consumption Expenditure and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council provides Government Consumption Expenditure in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Thailand Public Consumption: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Thailand GDP expanded 1.1 % YoY in Sep 2025.
  • Thailand Nominal GDP reached 144.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) fell 1.1 % in Sep 2025.
  • Thailand GDP Per Capita reached 8,772.2 USD in Dec 2025.
  • Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 21.2 % in Sep 2025.
  • For Nominal GDP contributions, Investment accounted for 27.2 % in Dec 2025.
  • Private Consumption accounted for 57.0 % in Dec 2025.

View Thailand's Public Consumption: % of GDP from Mar 1993 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Thailand Public Consumption: % of GDP

What was Thailand's Public Consumption: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

Thailand Public Consumption accounted for 16.4 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a share of 17.9 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
16.4 Dec 2025 17.9 Sep 2025 10.0 Dec 1994 20.4 Sep 2021 % quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025

Public Consumption: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 12.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 18.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Argentina (%) 15.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 24.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2025
Austria (%) 22.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 13.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 14.2 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 5.8 2025 yearly 1973 - 2025
Belarus (%) 16.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) 24.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 21.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 18.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 30.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 18.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) 22.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Bulgaria (%) 23.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Cambodia (%) 6.0 2022 yearly 1993 - 2022
Canada (%) 21.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 15.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 16.6 2024 yearly 1952 - 2024
Colombia (%) 20.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 19.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 23.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 18.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 23.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (%) 13.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 23.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 20.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 24.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
France (%) 24.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 13.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 23.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 4.9 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 16.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 12.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 19.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 26.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
India (%) 9.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) 7.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) 9.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2025
Ireland (%) 9.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 24.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 16.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 8.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Japan (%) 19.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 15.3 2023 yearly 1963 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 12.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 11.2 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
South Korea (%) 17.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 15.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 25.8 2024 yearly 1962 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 17.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Laos (%) 14.0 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Latvia (%) 20.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 4.1 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 21.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 19.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 13.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 15.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 19.0 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 14.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 19.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) 13.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 14.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 13.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 17.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 18.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 18.4 2024 yearly 1963 - 2024
Nepal (%) 7.3 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 26.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 22.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1987 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 4.6 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Norway (%) 22.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 18.7 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 9.3 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 17.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 13.2 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 11.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 13.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) 15.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 23.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 15.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 13.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
Romania (%) 16.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 20.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 21.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 19.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 10.3 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Slovakia (%) 20.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 21.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 18.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 17.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 7.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 16.6 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Sweden (%) 26.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 12.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Syria (%) 2.7 2022 yearly 1963 - 2022

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Thailand Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -1,173.461 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2001 - Jan 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 68,755.587 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 358,947.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1997 - Jan 2026
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 59.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (THB bn) 5,245.892 2030 yearly 1995 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (THB bn) 15,433.076 2030 yearly 1996 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (THB bn) 4,709.205 2030 yearly 1995 - 2030
Total Public Debt as % of GDP (%) 65.960 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Govt Revenue: Gross: Excise Dept (THB mn) 47,541.47 Jun 2018 monthly Oct 1989 - Jun 2018
Govt Revenue: Gross: Revenue Dept: Value Added Tax (THB mn) 68,616.81 Jun 2018 monthly Oct 1989 - Jun 2018
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.640 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -3,303.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 31,573.1 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1990 - Jan 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 13.3 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1991 - Jan 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,786,225.975 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 538,858.502 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 138,487.036 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 34,876.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 17.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,168,687.079 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,222,461.547 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 6,835.970 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,062.158 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Jan 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,430.132 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1978 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 10,653.947 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1974 - Jan 2026
MoC: Exports: Custom Basis (THB mn) 980,744.403 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1990 - Jan 2026
MoC: Trade Balance: Custom Basis (THB mn) -116,700.218 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
MoC: Imports: Custom Basis (THB mn) 1,097,444.621 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Imports Volume: Liquefied Natural Gas (Cub ft mn) 44,293.669 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,079.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 723.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Jan 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -517.0 Jul 2020 monthly Jan 2005 - Jul 2020
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 149.210 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 117.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 31.300 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 203,014.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 34.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 85,654.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 16.3 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 17.404 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 97,684.510 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BOP: USD: Current Account Balance (USD mn) 723.820 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Private Investment Index (PII): Seasonally Adjusted (SA) (2010=100) 139.20 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 2010 - Jun 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2019
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 86.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 16,142.553 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 112,231.439 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1975 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 876,894.062 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 4.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 246,009.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 36,696.320 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 573,199.524 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 883,800.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 3.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 14.500 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 506.230 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 946.456 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1957 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 502,273.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 566,476.469 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) -1.79 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 161.75 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Private Credits (THB mn) 30,620,206.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2026
Credit: Outs: CB: Individuals (THB mn) 6,087,416.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Credit: Outs: CB: Businesses (THB mn) 6,504,601.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Deposit: Outs: CB: Individuals (THB mn) 9,051,757.000 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 2003 - Dec 2025
Deposit: Outs: CB: Businesses (THB mn) 5,893,633.000 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 2003 - Dec 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 68.112 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 1.4 Feb 2026 monthly Feb 2000 - Feb 2026
Trade and Services Sentiment Index (TSSI): MSME: Present (NA) 52.700 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 2025
Leading Economic Index (LEI): BOT: Seasonally Adjusted (2000=100) 150.37 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2018

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