According to the data released by the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board, Phuket tops the income category as it is the only province in Thailand without poverty.
Only 6.1 per cent of Phuket households are indebted, compared to a national average of 34.8 per cent.
Phuket is followed by other rich provinces Samutsakorn, Bangkok, Nonthaburi, and Chonburi respectively.
Bangkok remains the province with the highest average household income of B49,191 per month, which is almost twice as much as the average national household income of B25,194.
Meanwhile, Mae Hong Sorn was ranked at the bottom with a high poverty rate of 65.2 per cent. The province’s average household income is just B8,821 per month.
Mae Hong Sorn was followed by Amnat Charoen, Kalasin, Sakon Nakhon, and Pattani as the poorest provinces.
Original story here on Coconuts Bangkok.