Wealth and income percentiles in Thailand
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Thailand? Model estimates for 55.9 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Thailand
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, THB | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | THB 291,000 | USD 9,200 |
| Top 10% | THB 2,130,000 | USD 67,300 |
| Top 5% | THB 3,850,000 | USD 121,000 |
| Top 1% | THB 11,800,000 | USD 372,000 |
| Top 0.1% | THB 60,700,000 | USD 1,920,000 |
| Average (mean) | THB 1,210,000 | USD 38,100 |
Income thresholds in Thailand
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, THB | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | THB 118,000 | USD 3,740 |
| Top 10% | THB 574,000 | USD 18,100 |
| Top 5% | THB 857,000 | USD 27,100 |
| Top 1% | THB 2,180,000 | USD 68,900 |
| Top 0.1% | THB 8,250,000 | USD 261,000 |
| Average (mean) | THB 262,000 | USD 8,270 |
Thailand in a global context
Thailand has 1.01% of the world’s adults. About 3.4% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 0.20% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 2.4% and 0.20%.
The median adult in Thailand is in the global top 51.5% by net worth and the global top 53.5% by income. Thailand is home to about 0.20% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
Scores run from 1 (strong direct national source coverage) to 5 (mainly modelled).
| Measure | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 3 | Country-specific WIR/WID estimates with broad wealth shares and means. Not a complete national individual distribution; large parts of the curve and extreme tail are modelled. |
| Income | 3 | Country-specific WIR/WID estimates with broad income shares and means. Not a direct official national wage/register distribution; thresholds between groups are modelled. |
- World Inequality Report 2026: Country Sheets
- World Inequality Lab TN 2026/04: Global Inequality Update
- World Inequality Report 2026: Country Sheets
- World Inequality Lab TN 2026/04: Global Inequality Update
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2025-12-31; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Thailand?
About THB 11,800,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about THB 2,130,000.
What is the median income in Thailand?
The median adult in Thailand has a broad pre-tax economic income of about THB 118,000 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Thailand are in the global top 1%?
About 0.20% of adults in Thailand are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 0.20% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Thailand is 3/5 for net worth and 3/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.