Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Thailand
Thailand: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 81.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
81.3%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
13th
of 189 countries
All-time high
81.3%
in 2022
All-time low
63.8%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Thailand, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Thailand stood at 81.3%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Thailand peaked at 81.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2008.
That places Thailand 13th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 63.8% | — |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +3.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 81.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 81.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.8% | 63.8% | 63.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 68.7% | 78.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 78.6% | 81.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Thailand?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Thailand was 81.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2008.
- How does Thailand rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Thailand ranks 13th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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