Thailand — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Thailand, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Thailand was -0.13% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 24.31% in 1974. The lowest was -0.90% in 2015 (about 6.7× the latest value).
Thailand ranks 176 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 94%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 2.21%, so Thailand sits below it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 101% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 85%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 25 of 28 economies; Brunei Darussalam (-0.30%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2326% in 1966. That is 115% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 58th of 63 in 1960 → 87th of 92 in 1970 → 26th of 106 in 1980 → 84th of 131 in 1990 → 123rd of 163 in 2000 → 97th of 186 in 2010 → 166th of 178 in 2020 → 159th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.13% | -0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -0.8 pp |
| 2023 | 1.23% | -4.8 pp |
| 2022 | 6.08% | +4.8 pp |
| 2021 | 1.23% | +2.1 pp |
| 2020 | -0.85% | -1.6 pp |
| 2019 | 0.71% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 1.07% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 0.66% | +0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 0.19% | +1.1 pp |
| 2015 | -0.9% | -2.8 pp |
| 2014 | 1.89% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 2.19% | -0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 3.01% | -0.8 pp |
| 2011 | 3.81% | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 3.25% | +4.1 pp |
| 2009 | -0.85% | -6.3 pp |
| 2008 | 5.47% | +3.2 pp |
| 2007 | 2.24% | -2.4 pp |
| 2006 | 4.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 4.54% | +1.8 pp |
| 2004 | 2.76% | +1.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -0.9 pp |
| 2001 | 1.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.59% | +1.3 pp |
| 1999 | 0.28% | -7.7 pp |
| 1998 | 7.99% | +2.4 pp |
| 1997 | 5.63% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 5.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 5.82% | +0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 5.05% | +1.7 pp |
| 1993 | 3.31% | -0.8 pp |
| 1992 | 4.14% | -1.6 pp |
| 1991 | 5.71% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 5.86% | +0.5 pp |
| 1989 | 5.36% | +1.5 pp |
| 1988 | 3.86% | +1.4 pp |
| 1987 | 2.47% | +0.6 pp |
| 1986 | 1.84% | -0.6 pp |
| 1985 | 2.43% | +1.6 pp |
| 1984 | 0.86% | -2.9 pp |
| 1983 | 3.73% | -1.5 pp |
| 1982 | 5.26% | -7.4 pp |
| 1981 | 12.66% | -7.0 pp |
| 1980 | 19.7% | +9.8 pp |
| 1979 | 9.9% | +2.0 pp |
| 1978 | 7.92% | +0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 7.6% | +3.5 pp |
| 1976 | 4.15% | -1.2 pp |
| 1975 | 5.33% | -19.0 pp |
| 1974 | 24.31% | +8.8 pp |
| 1973 | 15.51% | +10.7 pp |
| 1972 | 4.84% | +4.4 pp |
| 1971 | 0.48% | +0.6 pp |
| 1970 | -0.09% | -2.5 pp |
| 1969 | 2.45% | +0.7 pp |
| 1968 | 1.79% | -2.5 pp |
| 1967 | 4.31% | +0.3 pp |
| 1966 | 4.04% | +3.9 pp |
| 1965 | 0.17% | +1.0 pp |
| 1964 | -0.79% | — |
| 1963 | 0% | -3.7 pp |
| 1962 | 3.7% | -3.7 pp |
| 1961 | 7.39% | +8.2 pp |
| 1960 | -0.77% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Thailand’s Inflation in 1961?
7.39% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Thailand’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +82.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.13%; 2024: 0.4%; 2023: 1.23%; 2022: 6.08%; 2021: 1.23%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.