India 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 India buys about what

$133

buys in Thailand, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Thailand buys what $74.94 buys in India. Prices across India's economy average 75% of Thailand's, so a dollar goes 33% further in India.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureIndiaThailand
Economy
Population1.46 billion71.6 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$3.96 trillion$577 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$2,702$8,057
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$11,748$26,250
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%23%31%
A US dollar goes as far as$4.35 in the US$3.26 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$5.94 a day2023 survey · $2,168 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
MeasureIndiaThailand
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$17.2 trillion$1.88 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar20.09Indian rupee10.09Thai baht
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$2,760$7,690
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$11,600$25,570

World Bank income groups: India, lower 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.
  • India
  • Thailand
Year-by-year table
YearIndiaThailand
2025$10,039$22,432
2024$9,416$21,882
2023$8,871$21,245
2022$8,347$20,768
2021$7,819$20,237
2020$7,187$19,950
2019$7,702$21,280
2018$7,493$20,882
2017$7,116$20,097
2016$6,741$19,373
2015$6,302$18,814
2014$5,905$18,327
2013$5,567$18,244
2012$5,304$17,872
2011$5,099$16,768
2010$4,914$16,732
2009$4,595$15,668
2008$4,322$15,894
2007$4,254$15,744
2006$4,011$15,053
2005$3,770$14,460
2004$3,551$13,999
2003$3,347$13,289
2002$3,157$12,514
2001$3,097$11,903
2000$3,010$11,624

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