China vs Thailand: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in China buys about what

$64.94

buys in Thailand, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Thailand buys what $154 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 154% of Thailand's, so a dollar goes 54% further in Thailand.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaThailand
Economy
Population1.41 billion71.6 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$577 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$8,057
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$26,250
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%31%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$3.26 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$15.72 a day2024 survey · $5,738 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaThailand
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$1.88 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan10.09Thai baht
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$7,690
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$25,570

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Thailand, upper middle income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • China
  • Thailand
Year-by-year table
YearChinaThailand
2025$25,067$22,432
2024$23,841$21,882
2023$22,687$21,245
2022$21,499$20,768
2021$20,843$20,237
2020$19,215$19,950
2019$18,821$21,280
2018$17,807$20,882
2017$16,758$20,097
2016$15,773$19,373
2015$14,857$18,814
2014$13,969$18,327
2013$13,081$18,244
2012$12,218$17,872
2011$11,405$16,768
2010$10,476$16,732
2009$9,519$15,668
2008$8,744$15,894
2007$8,014$15,744
2006$7,057$15,053
2005$6,298$14,460
2004$5,684$13,999
2003$5,192$13,289
2002$4,744$12,514
2001$4,372$11,903
2000$4,066$11,624

China vs Thailand: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.