Military - Thailand



TopicValue
Military expenditure as % of GDP (% of GDP)1.51689552901113
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)1.15045667587649
Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure (% of central government expenditure)7.01570348345417
Value & RankThe Military expenditure as % of GDP of Thailand is 1.52 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 79.
Thailand compared to other CountriesThe Military expenditure as % of GDP of Thailand is similar to that of Bulgaria, Italy, Togo, Montenegro, Malaysia, Qatar, Bolivia, Nepal, Peru, Norway with a respective Military expenditure as % of GDP of 1.58, 1.58, 1.57, 1.57, 1.55, 1.50, 1.45, 1.43, 1.42, 1.41 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84.Last 10 years averageThailand had an average Military expenditure as % of GDP of 1.42 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Thailand during the Great RecessionThailand's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a positive growth of 71.5% during the Great RecessionThailand since the end of the Great RecessionThailand's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 18.5% since the end of the Great Recession
Military expenditure as % of GDP of Thailand
Value & RankThe Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure of Thailand is 7.02 (% of central government expenditure) with a global rank of 63.
Thailand compared to other CountriesThe Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure of Thailand is similar to that of Peru, Congo, Malaysia, Philippines, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Fiji, Paraguay, Australia, Canada with a respective Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure of 7.43, 7.34, 7.12, 7.06, 7.02, 6.83, 6.62, 6.49, 6.45, 6.39 (% of central government expenditure) and a global rank of 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68.9 years declineThailand's Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure had a negative growth (decline) of 17.6 (%) in the last 9 years from (2003 to 2012).
Last 9 years averageThailand had an average Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure of 7.04 (% of central government expenditure) in the last 9 years from (2003 to 2012).
Thailand during the Great RecessionThailand's Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure had a positive growth of 40.7% during the Great RecessionThailand since the end of the Great RecessionThailand's Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure had a negative growth (decline) of 25.8% since the end of the Great Recession
Military expenditure as % of central government expenditure of Thailand
Value & RankThe Armed forces personnel of Thailand is 1.15 (% of total labor force) with a global rank of 60.
Thailand compared to other CountriesThe Armed forces personnel of Thailand is similar to that of Chile, Tunisia, Albania, El Salvador, Peru, Malta, Burundi, Gabon, France, Nepal with a respective Armed forces personnel of 1.25, 1.22, 1.21, 1.19, 1.19, 1.14, 1.12, 1.10, 1.08, 1.07 (% of total labor force) and a global rank of 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65.10 years declineThailand's Armed forces personnel had a negative growth (decline) of 0.00 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageThailand had an average Armed forces personnel of 1.14 (% of total labor force) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Thailand during the Great RecessionThailand's Armed forces personnel had a negative growth (decline) of 3.20% during the Great RecessionThailand since the end of the Great RecessionThailand's Armed forces personnel had a positive growth of 5.98% since the end of the Great Recession
Armed forces personnel of Thailand
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators