Key findings from the Household Socio-Economic Survey for the first six months of 2019.

Key Findings:

1. The average monthly income of households nationwide is 26,371 baht.

2. The average monthly expenditure of households nationwide is 21,236 baht.

3. The ratio of expenditure to income is 

4. Household income and expenditure nationwide during the first six months of 2019 
decreased compared to 2017, with expenditure decreasing at a faster rate than income, 
at -0.5 percent and -1.1 percent, respectively.

5. Household debt is trending downwards, with the number of indebted households 
decreasing from 50.7 percent in 2017 to 46.3 percent in 2019. The majority of household debt 
(91.5 percent) is solely within the formal debt system.

Total debt, both formal and informal, is 3.7 percent. For households with only informal debt, 
only 4.8 percent are considered to have it.

6. The distribution of household income nationwide shows an improving trend. 
When households across the country are divided into five equal groups, 
the group with the lowest income has seen its share of income increase 
from 7.1 percent to 7.5 percent.

Meanwhile, the group with the highest revenue saw its share of revenue decrease 
by 45.0 percent to 42.8 percent.