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Thailand - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.29

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

4.29 (2024)

Global rank

##38 of 77 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 2017

1.52×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#61201720222025#60#382021 overtook Kazakhstan2024 overtook Iceland
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Thailand climbed from #60 to #38 (overtook Kazakhstan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Thailand ↓

Key Events — Thailand

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2021
Overtook Kazakhstan in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Iceland in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2017202220242.823.764.715.65
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