27. 1962-1963 1968-1969 1971-1973 1975 1981 1986 1988 1990
The Lowest income 3.4 2.4 5.45 4.47 4.53 4.23
quintile of the population 2.9 6.05
(Quintile 1)
The low income quintile 6.2 6.1 5.1 9.72 9.26 7.82 7.89 7.43
of the population
(Quintile 2)
The average income 10.5 10.4 9.7 14.02 13.69 12.30 12.38 11.58
quintile of the population
(Quitile3)
The high income quintile 20.9 19.2 18.4 20.97 21.08 20.43 20.17 19.49
of the population
(Quintile 4)
The Highest income 60.9 64.4 50.52 54.98 54.40 57.26
quintile of the population 59.5 49.24
(Quintile5)
Gini coefficient 0.456 0.482 0.535 0.426 0.442 0.496 4.489 0.015
Ratio between the 20.5 17.9 26.8 8.1 9.3 12.3 12.0 13.5
Richest and the poorest
(Q5/Q1)
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28. 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
The Lowest income quintile 3.98 3.97 4.16 4.27 3.89 4.23 4.54
of the population (Quintile1)
3.84
The low income quintile of 6.93 7.23 7.52 7.69 7.19 7.72 8.04 7.67
the population (Quintile 2)
The average income quintile 10.96 11.61 11.78 11.91 11.39 12.07 12.41 12.12
of the population (Quintile3)
The high income quintile of 18.80 19.81 19.88 19.74 19.76 20.07 20.16 20.08
the population (Quintile 4)
The Highest income quintile 59.43 57.37 56.66 56.39 57.77 55.91 54.86 56.29
of the population (Quintile5)
Gini coefficient 0.536 0.521 0.516 0.509 0.525 0.507 0.493 0.515
Ratio between the Richest 14.9 14.5 13.6 13.2 14.9 13.23 12.10 14.66
and the poorest
Sources: Mehdi Krongkeaw (1979), Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (calculated from NESDB data
from each year with supplementary information of Thailand Development Research Institute).
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29. Income distribution, 1998-2008
100%
80%
5th quintile
60%
40%
4th quintile
20%
3rd quintile
2nd quintile
1st quintile
0%
Source: Calculated by NESDB from NSO data
30. Household asset divided by income groups
in 2006
(1 = poorest group: 5 = richest group)
group
group
group
group
group
Gini coefficient(Gini)=0.7
source: Kiatpong, Wilatluk and Nalin 2008
33. Amount of Land percentage
None 18.42
Less than 4 acres 23.94
4 – 7.6 acres 24.91
8 acres or more 22.73
source: Pasuk Phongpaichit, KPI congress 11th 33
69. 3. Additional Development of Welfare Efforts
Roh Tae-woo Government (1988-92)
Politics of Inclusion National Pension and
Minimum Wage Law (1988)
Kim Young-sam Government (1993-97)
Politics of Basic Needs A Framework for National Welfare
(1988)
Kim Dae-jung Government (1998-2002)
Politics of Crisis Management National Basic Livelihood
Security Scheme (2000)
Roh Moo-hyun Government (2003-2007)
Politics of Distribution Long-Term Care Insurance
for the Elderly (2007)
Source: Chan Wook Park, KPI Congress 11, 5-7 Nov 2009