Thailand - Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 1960 - 2022
Thailand's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) is currently 6.08%, according to the most recent World Bank data for the country (2022).
Definition
The consumer price index gauges inflation by indicating the yearly percentage shift in the expenses for an average consumer to procure a collection of goods and services, which could either remain constant or alter at specified periods like annually; typically employing the Laspeyres formula.- Thailand's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) for 2022 was 6.077%, a 393.94% increase from 2021, with a +4 difference.
- In 2021 it was 1.23%, a 245.45% increase from 2020, with a +2 difference.
- In 2020 it was -0.846%, a -219.70% increase from 2019.
- In 2019 it was 0.707%, a -33.57% increase from 2018.
- In 2018 it was 1.064%, a 59.83% increase from 2017.
Measure: Percent
Average, Lowest, and Highest Recorded Values
The average inflation, consumer prices (annual %), value for Thailand is currently 4.1431% (average of years with recorded data) with a lowest recorded value of -0.9004% in 2015 and a highest value of 24.3136% in 1974.
Thailand's Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) - Historical Data
| Year | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Average Growth Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.766% | |
| 1961 | 7.387% | 1,064.53% |
| 1962 | 3.696% | -49.96% |
| 1964 | -0.792% | -121.43% |
| 1965 | 0.166% | 121.00% |
| 1966 | 4.035% | 2,325.96% |
| 1967 | 4.31% | 6.80% |
| 1968 | 1.79% | -58.46% |
| 1969 | 2.45% | 36.87% |
| 1970 | -0.088% | -103.59% |
| 1971 | 0.485% | 650.48% |
| 1972 | 4.838% | 898.19% |
| 1973 | 15.51% | 220.59% |
| 1974 | 24.314% | 56.77% |
| 1975 | 5.33% | -78.08% |
| 1976 | 4.149% | -22.15% |
| 1977 | 7.601% | 83.19% |
| 1978 | 7.924% | 4.25% |
| 1979 | 9.897% | 24.90% |
| 1980 | 19.704% | 99.08% |
| 1981 | 12.663% | -35.73% |
| 1982 | 5.259% | -58.47% |
| 1983 | 3.727% | -29.14% |
| 1984 | 0.865% | -76.79% |
| 1985 | 2.432% | 181.16% |
| 1986 | 1.842% | -24.26% |
| 1987 | 2.466% | 33.92% |
| 1988 | 3.863% | 56.61% |
| 1989 | 5.355% | 38.64% |
| 1990 | 5.864% | 9.50% |
| 1991 | 5.71% | -2.63% |
| 1992 | 4.139% | -27.51% |
| 1993 | 3.312% | -19.98% |
| 1994 | 5.048% | 52.40% |
| 1995 | 5.818% | 15.26% |
| 1996 | 5.805% | -0.22% |
| 1997 | 5.626% | -3.09% |
| 1998 | 7.995% | 42.11% |
| 1999 | 0.285% | -96.44% |
| 2000 | 1.592% | 459.12% |
| 2001 | 1.627% | 2.19% |
| 2002 | 0.697% | -57.14% |
| 2003 | 1.804% | 158.76% |
| 2004 | 2.759% | 52.92% |
| 2005 | 4.54% | 64.56% |
| 2006 | 4.637% | 2.14% |
| 2007 | 2.242% | -51.66% |
| 2008 | 5.468% | 143.96% |
| 2009 | -0.846% | -115.47% |
| 2010 | 3.248% | 484.00% |
| 2011 | 3.809% | 17.28% |
| 2012 | 3.015% | -20.84% |
| 2013 | 2.185% | -27.53% |
| 2014 | 1.895% | -13.26% |
| 2015 | -0.9% | -147.51% |
| 2016 | 0.188% | 120.90% |
| 2017 | 0.666% | 253.78% |
| 2018 | 1.064% | 59.83% |
| 2019 | 0.707% | -33.57% |
| 2020 | -0.846% | -219.70% |
| 2021 | 1.23% | 245.45% |
| 2022 | 6.077% | 393.94% |
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Comparison with Countries in the East Asia & Pacific Region.
Among countries in the same World Bank East Asia & Pacific (EAP) region, Thailand comes in 10th with 6.077% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Within the same region, Lao PDR comes in 1st with 22.956%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Mongolia comes in 2nd with 15.148%.
- Palau comes in 3rd with 12.353%.
- Tonga comes in 4th with 10.971%.
- Samoa comes in 5th with 10.962%.
- Myanmar comes in 6th with 8.825%.
- New Zealand comes in 7th with 7.172%.
- Australia comes in 8th with 6.594%.
- Singapore comes in 9th with 6.121%.
- Philippines comes in 11th with 5.821%.
- Solomon Islands comes in 12th with 5.518%.
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. comes in 13th with 5.409%.
- Cambodia comes in 14th with 5.344%.
- Korea, Rep. comes in 15th with 5.088%.
- Fiji comes in 16th with 4.52%.
- Papua New Guinea comes in 17th with 4.484%.
- Indonesia comes in 18th with 4.209%.
- Brunei Darussalam comes in 19th with 3.682%.
- And Malaysia comes in 20th with 3.379%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 10 Countries in the East Asia & Pacific Region.
Top 10 Countries in the East Asia & Pacific Region.
| # | Country | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao PDR | 22.96% | 2022 |
| 2 | Mongolia | 15.15% | 2022 |
| 3 | Palau | 12.35% | 2022 |
| 4 | Tonga | 10.97% | 2022 |
| 5 | Samoa | 10.96% | 2022 |
| 6 | Myanmar | 8.83% | 2019 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 7.17% | 2022 |
| 8 | Australia | 6.59% | 2022 |
| 9 | Singapore | 6.12% | 2022 |
| 10 | Thailand | 6.08% | 2022 |
Comparison with Countries in the Upper middle income Group.
Among countries in the same World Bank Upper middle income (UMI) group, Thailand comes in 35th with 6.077% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Within the same income group, Costa Rica comes in 25th with 8.275%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Kazakhstan comes in 26th with 8.042%.
- Mexico comes in 27th with 7.896%.
- El Salvador comes in 28th with 7.199%.
- South Africa comes in 29th with 7.04%.
- Guatemala comes in 30th with 6.885%.
- Albania comes in 31st with 6.725%.
- Russian Federation comes in 32nd with 6.694%.
- St. Lucia comes in 33rd with 6.378%.
- Namibia comes in 34th with 6.081%.
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines comes in 36th with 5.66%.
- Iraq comes in 37th with 4.995%.
- Equatorial Guinea comes in 38th with 4.787%.
- Fiji comes in 39th with 4.52%.
- Gabon comes in 40th with 4.231%.
- Indonesia comes in 41st with 4.209%.
- Ecuador comes in 42nd with 3.466%.
- Malaysia comes in 43rd with 3.379%.
- Belize comes in 44th with 3.236%.
- And Libya comes in 45th with 2.606%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 14 Countries in the Upper middle income Group.
Top 14 Countries in the Upper middle income Group.
| # | Country | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela, RB | 254.949% | 2016 |
| 2 | Turkiye | 72.309% | 2022 |
| 3 | Suriname | 52.446% | 2022 |
| 4 | Moldova | 28.737% | 2022 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 15.325% | 2022 |
| 6 | Belarus | 15.210% | 2022 |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 14.205% | 2022 |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.021% | 2022 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 13.852% | 2022 |
| 10 | Montenegro | 13.040% | 2022 |
| 11 | Palau | 12.353% | 2022 |
| 12 | Serbia | 11.982% | 2022 |
| 13 | Georgia | 11.898% | 2022 |
| 14 | Botswana | 11.666% | 2022 |