Thailand's general government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) was 1.65 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 10.61% from 1.49 trillion in 2015 (1.01% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.65 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 1.62 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.49 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.68 trillion | 2022 |
| Lowest | 44.42 billion | 1960 |
| Average since 2016 | 1.61 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 44.42 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Thailand's general government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) rose 0.6% on 2024 (from 1.64 trillion to 1.65 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.9% and a typical year strayed about 3.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 20.5% in 1968 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.6% in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 14.41 billion a year. A straight line explains 63% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Thailand had the 30th highest value of the 130 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Thailand in the 2025 ranking
- Mali — 27th of 130: 2.26 trillion
- Bangladesh — 28th of 130: 2.2 trillion
- Madagascar — 29th of 130: 2.01 trillion
- Algeria — 31st of 130: 1.59 trillion
- Kenya — 32nd of 130: 1.51 trillion
- Sweden — 33rd of 130: 1.43 trillion
What this measures
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,652,384,000,000 |
| 2024 | 1,642,456,000,000 |
| 2023 | 1,600,575,000,000 |
| 2022 | 1,678,470,000,000 |
| 2021 | 1,676,834,000,000 |
| 2020 | 1,617,299,000,000 |
| 2019 | 1,595,583,000,000 |
| 2018 | 1,571,045,000,000 |
| 2017 | 1,530,150,000,000 |
| 2016 | 1,526,255,000,000 |
General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — 622.17 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 4.37 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 9.78 trillion (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 405.91 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — 981.99 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 120.92 trillion (2024)
- Kiribati — 173.52 million (2024)
- Korea, Rep. — 411.92 trillion (2025)
- Lao PDR
More economic policy & debt data for Thailand
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$282.26 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$249.33 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$96.09 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 3.16 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$76 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 16.65% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$337.32 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 11.09 trillion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Thailand's general government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU)?
- 1.65 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 3,620% from 44.42 billion in 1960 (5.72% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.68 trillion in 2022 and the lowest 44.42 billion in 1960.
- How does Thailand rank?
- 30th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in general government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) unusual for Thailand?
- In 2025, Thailand's general government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) rose 0.6% on 2024 (from 1.64 trillion to 1.65 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.9% and a typical year strayed about 3.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.GOVT.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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