Thailand - Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Thailand was 14.65 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 17.41 in 1991, while its lowest value was 10.17 in 1973.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1972 11.04
1973 10.17
1974 12.58
1975 11.19
1976 10.78
1977 11.61
1978 11.66
1979 12.37
1980 13.14
1981 13.48
1982 12.64
1983 14.14
1984 14.11
1985 13.69
1986 13.62
1987 13.65
1988 14.81
1989 15.58
1990 16.91
1991 17.41
1992 15.59
1993 15.40
1994 16.04
1995 16.44
1996 16.73
1997 16.11
1998 13.79
1999 12.89
2000 12.98
2001 13.07
2002 13.47
2003 14.48
2004 14.85
2005 16.06
2006 15.64
2007 15.14
2008 15.38
2009 14.19
2010 14.93
2011 16.36
2012 15.44
2013 17.01
2014 15.81
2015 16.14
2016 15.36
2017 14.78
2018 14.92
2019 14.65

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance