Islamic finance
Nisab Today in THB
The live zakat threshold in Thai Baht, from today's gold and silver prices (2026-09-27).
Gold nisab by karat in THB
Nisab is 85 g of pure gold. Jewellery is alloyed, so the weight you need depends on the karat — the local standard in Thai Baht is 22K.
| Karat | Purity | Per gram today (THB) | Grams for nisab |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24K | 99.9% | 4,578 | 85.1 g |
| 22Klocal standard | 91.7% | 4,201 | 92.7 g |
| 21K | 87.5% | 4,010 | 97.1 g |
| 18K | 75.0% | 3,437 | 113.3 g |
Spot metal value at 2026-09-27; shop prices add making charges and tax. Zakat itself is 2.5% of the value once you are above nisab.
Nisab in Thailand: baht-weight gold
Thai gold is sold by the baht weight — 15.244 grams for a bar, 15.16 grams for jewellery — at 96.5% purity (about 23K). Multiply the weight by 0.965 to get pure gold: a one-baht bar is about 14.7 grams pure, so the 85-gram nisab is roughly 5.8 baht of gold. The Thai baht currency floats against the dollar. Nisab is measured in pure gold, and jewellery is never pure: multiply each piece's weight by its karat's purity (0.9167 for 22K, 0.875 for 21K, 0.75 for 18K, 0.585 for 14K) before comparing the total with 85 grams. The karat table above gives today's per-gram value of each karat in your currency for a quick valuation.
The zakat year
The zakat year (hawl) is lunar — about 354 days, not 365. Fixing one Hijri date each year (many people use Ramadan) keeps the calculation consistent; paying on a Gregorian anniversary drifts eleven days later every year.
Common situations for zakat payers in Thailand
Thai Muslims commonly hold gold in baht-weight ornaments and bars at 96.5% purity, which are zakatable at their pure-gold content: a one-baht bar (15.244 g) holds about 14.7 grams of pure gold. Bank savings, Islamic Bank of Thailand deposits and cooperative shares are zakatable at value.
Where Thai Muslims pay zakat
Through mosque committees and provincial Islamic councils, especially in the southern provinces, or directly to the poor.
How to use these numbers
If your zakatable wealth in Thai Baht — cash in THB, gold and silver, money owed to you, and business inventory — stays at or above the nisab for one full lunar year, zakat of 2.5% is due. Most scholars recommend checking against the lower silver figure (40,928 THB today) so that zakat reaches more people.
Calculate exactly what you owe with the zakat calculator, value gold by weight and karat with zakat on gold, or see today's gold price in Thailand.
Nisab in other currencies
Frequently asked questions
What is the nisab in THB today?+
Using the gold standard (85 g of pure gold), today's nisab is about 389,551 THB. Using the silver standard (595 g) it is about 40,928 THB. Figures refresh daily with metal prices and the THB exchange rate.
Gold or silver standard — which should I use?+
Most scholars recommend the silver nisab because it is lower — zakat becomes due sooner and more of the poor benefit. The gold standard is also valid.
Why does the nisab in Thai Baht change?+
Two moving parts: the global gold/silver price, and the THB exchange rate. Both update daily, so a nisab figure published months ago can be far off — this page always shows today's value.