Thailand — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1953–2030 · 75 observations

About this series

The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Thailand, the general government deficit reading was −2.6% of GDP in 2025, compared with −1.29% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −1.3 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −2.11% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1953–2030
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Latest observations

2016–2030

PeriodValue
2030-2.4 % of GDP
2029-2.39 % of GDP
2028-2.4 % of GDP
2027-2.44 % of GDP
2026-2.47 % of GDP
10 earlier values, back to 2016
2025-2.6 % of GDP
2024-1.29 % of GDP
2023-1.98 % of GDP
2022-4.61 % of GDP
2021-6.74 % of GDP
2020-4.47 % of GDP
20190.43 % of GDP
20180.2 % of GDP
2017-0.42 % of GDP
20160.41 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.