Military expenditure in local currency rose 2.23% to THB 227 bil in Thailand in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Thailand reached an all time high of THB 227 bil in 2019 and an all time low of THB 1.24 bil in 1961.
Thailand has been ranked 35th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Cambodia | KHR bil | 1,552 | 1,857 | 2,198 | 2,416 | 2,537 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | CNY bil | 1,320 | 1,424 | 1,538 | 1,660 | 1,781 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | INR bil | 3,806 | 4,209 | 4,529 | 5,030 | 5,396 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | LAK bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Malaysia | MYR bil | 17.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | MMK bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,035 | 3,012 | 2,190 | 2,305 | 3,442 | ||||||||||
| Singapore | SGD bil | 13.6 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | THB bil | 207 | 215 | 222 | 228 | 227 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | VND bil | ... | 110,000 | 113,534 | 126,618 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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