Thailand

Country indicators

GDP per capita - gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. (Source: World Bank)

GDP per capita
(USD):

17,917.2

Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions) - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies. Pre-tax consumer subsidies exist when energy consumers pay prices that are below the costs incurred to supply them with this energy. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions):

0.42

Fossil Fuel Subsidies as % of GDP - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies
(% of GDP):

0.10

Fossil Fuel Subsidies with externalities as % of GDP - All consumer and producer post-tax subsidies. Post-tax consumer subsidies exist if consumer prices for energy are below supply costs plus the efficient levels of taxation. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies with externalities (% of GDP):

9.72

Revenue from environmentally related taxes as % of GDP - All revenue from environmentally related taxes - defined as any compulsory, unrequited payment to general government levied on tax-bases deemed to be of particular environmental relevance – as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: OECD)

Revenue from environmentally related taxes (% of GDP):

n/a

Carbon pricing gap - Measure of how much countries fall short of pricing carbon emissions in line with a EUR 60 benchmark value (midpoint estimate of the carbon costs in 2020 and a low-end estimate for 2030). The difference is presented as percentage: If the Effective Carbon Rate (ECR) on all emissions is at least as high as the benchmark, the gap is zero, and if the ECR is zero throughout, the gap is 100%. (Source: OECD)

Carbon Pricing Gap
(%):

n/a

News

Asian Development Bank signals end to ‘dirty’ coal finance

2018-10-31

24.10.2018 – According to its energy chief, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is making a decisive shift to clean energy. Coal plants are becoming unviable investments,

Environmental Tax Reform in Developing, Emerging and Transition Economies (DIE)

2017-03-17

This study by the Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) / German Development Institute highlights lessons learned regarding impacts, costs and acceptance of environmental tax reform

Fossil fuel subsidy and pricing policies : recent developing country experience (WBG Working Paper)

2016-02-23

This Policy Research working paper is a product of the Energy and Extractives Global Practice Group at the World Bank Group. The paper provides an

Reports

Power Trip: Southeast Asia’s journey to a low carbon economy (Eco-Business)

2018-11-08

According to this report by Eco-Business, insufficient regulation and fossil fuel subsidies are holding back Southeast Asia’s transition to a low carbon economy. The report

Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Asia: Trends, Impacts and Reforms (ADB)

2016-07-14

This report by the Asian Development Bank measures the size of subsidies on fossil fuels including direct transfers, tax exemptions, subsidized credit, and losses of

Policy Briefs

Thailand – Country profile

2017-03-30

Background Thailand is a tropical country characterized by a central plain, the Khorat Plateau in the east and mountains, and monsoon seasons. Thailand’s power generation

Thailand

Country indicators

News

Asian Development Bank signals end to ‘dirty’ coal finance

Environmental Tax Reform in Developing, Emerging and Transition Economies (DIE)

Fossil fuel subsidy and pricing policies : recent developing country experience (WBG Working Paper)

Reports

Power Trip: Southeast Asia’s journey to a low carbon economy (Eco-Business)

Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Asia: Trends, Impacts and Reforms (ADB)

Policy Briefs

Thailand – Country profile

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