Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) in Thailand
Thailand: Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) was 6,987 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Thailand is 6,987, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 828.1% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Thailand peaked at 12,409 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -6,638, in 2003.
Thailand ranks 11th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1,380 | — |
| 2001 | 2,192 | -258.9% |
| 2002 | -3,050 | -239.1% |
| 2003 | -6,638 | +117.6% |
| 2004 | 1,012 | -115.3% |
| 2005 | 12,409 | +1125.7% |
| 2006 | 2,821 | -77.3% |
| 2007 | 4,891 | +73.4% |
| 2008 | 1,037 | -78.8% |
| 2009 | 4,018 | +287.4% |
| 2010 | 6,301 | +56.8% |
| 2011 | 10,394 | +64.9% |
| 2012 | 6,700 | -35.5% |
| 2013 | 8,579 | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 10,081 | +17.5% |
| 2015 | -2,163 | -121.5% |
| 2016 | 2,951 | -236.4% |
| 2017 | 695.96 | -76.4% |
| 2018 | 5,614 | +706.6% |
| 2019 | 7,843 | +39.7% |
| 2020 | 3,068 | -60.9% |
| 2021 | 4,485 | +46.2% |
| 2022 | 6,985 | +55.7% |
| 2023 | 752.84 | -89.2% |
| 2024 | 6,987 | +828.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 6,987 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 864.09, 8.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 6,987 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 499.53, 14.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions) in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1125.7% | 1,012 | 12,409 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,731 | -6,638 | 12,409 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,700 | -2,163 | 10,394 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,456 | 752.84 | 6,987 | 5 |
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More development goals data for Thailand
- Red List Index 0.8362 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4342 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,865 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,526 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Thailand?
- Total assistance for development, by recipient countries in Thailand was 6,987 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total assistance for development, by recipient countries recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 12,409 in 2005.
- What is the lowest total assistance for development, by recipient countries recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,638 in 2003.
- How does Thailand rank for total assistance for development, by recipient countries?
- Thailand ranks 11th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total assistance for development, by recipient countries rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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