Thailand vs United States: 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 Thailand buys about what

$326

buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in the United States buys what $30.69 buys in Thailand. Prices across Thailand's economy average 31% of the United States', so a dollar goes 3.3 times as far in Thailand.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureThailandUnited States
Economy
Population71.6 million341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$577 billion$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$8,057$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$26,250$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%31%100%
A US dollar goes as far as$3.26 in the US$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$15.72 a day2024 survey · $5,738 a year · consumption$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureThailandUnited States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$1.88 trillion$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar10.09Thai baht1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$7,690$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$25,570$89,490

World Bank income groups: Thailand, upper middle income; United States, high 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.
  • Thailand
  • United States
Year-by-year table
YearThailandUnited States
2025$22,432$76,931
2024$21,882$75,698
2023$21,245$74,352
2022$20,768$72,829
2021$20,237$71,441
2020$19,950$67,407
2019$21,280$69,121
2018$20,882$67,728
2017$20,097$66,164
2016$19,373$65,026
2015$18,814$64,368
2014$18,327$63,027
2013$18,244$61,967
2012$17,872$61,142
2011$16,768$60,253
2010$16,732$59,797
2009$15,668$58,722
2008$15,894$60,806
2007$15,744$61,314
2006$15,053$60,684
2005$14,460$59,612
2004$13,999$58,139
2003$13,289$56,505
2002$12,514$55,443
2001$11,903$55,024
2000$11,624$55,046

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