And $100 in Asia buys what $75.11 buys in Thailand. Prices across Thailand's economy average 75% of Asia's, so a dollar goes 33% further in Thailand.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Thailand
Asia
Economy
Population
71.6 million
4.79 billion47 of 47 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$577 billion
$40.5 trillion41 of 47 countries
GDP per personUS dollars
$8,057
$8,74141 of 47 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$26,250
$21,39241 of 47 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
31%
41%41 of 47 countries
A US dollar goes as far as
$3.26 in the US
$2.45 in the US41 of 47 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$15.72 a day2024 survey · $5,738 a year · consumption
Medians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Thailand
Asia
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$1.88 trillion
$99.1 trillion41 of 47 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
10.09Thai baht
Many currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$7,690
$8,87239 of 47 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$25,570
$21,27039 of 47 countries
World Bank income groups: Thailand, upper middle income. Asia adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.
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. Asia covers the 41 of its 47 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.