Thailand TH: Military Expenditure: % of Central Government Expenditure

1972 - 2016 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Thailand TH: Military Expenditure: % of Central Government Expenditure data was reported at 0.951 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.076 % for 2016. Thailand TH: Military Expenditure: % of Central Government Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 2.454 % from Sep 1995 (Median) to 2017, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.785 % in 1995 and a record low of 0.951 % in 2017. Thailand TH: Military Expenditure: % of Central Government Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.); ; Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.; Weighted average; Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.

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Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
7.51 2016 7.68 2015 6.69 2002 31.35 1979 % yearly 1972 - 2016

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Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 3.053 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
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GDP per Capita (USD) 7,986.951 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 33,717.941 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 138,531.976 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Gross Savings Rate (%) 21.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Investment: % of GDP (%) 20.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 144,813.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Nominal GDP Growth (%) -0.037 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 85,782.582 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 60.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 23,904.813 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 18.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Real GDP Growth (%) 1.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 140.496 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
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Real Residential Property Price Index (2010=100) 147.806 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
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Forecast: Government Net Debt (THB bn) 15,433.076 2030 yearly 1996 - 2030
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