Military expenditure in local currency rose 4.00% to THB 216 bil in Thailand in 2017, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Thailand reached an all time high of THB 216 bil in 2017 and an all time low of THB 1.24 bil in 1961.
Thailand has been ranked 36th within the group of 147 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 4 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... |