Ten provinces  with highest Expenditure  of  municipal  area :2003 - 2005   2003   Rank Provinces Expenditure 1 Chon Buri 1,161,371,113 2 Samut Prakan 947,924,650 3 Nonthaburi 693,698,683 4 Chiang Mai 582,538,561 5 Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 527,667,140 6 Pathum Thani 504,573,602 7 Nakhon Ratchasima 468,775,027 8 Rayong 464,543,633 9 Saraburi 462,198,055 10 Songkhla 398,368,830   Whole Kingdom 18,164,258,607   2004   Rank Provinces Expenditure 1 Chon Buri 1,207,639,283 2 Nakhon Ratchasima 953,834,093 3 Samut Prakan 838,711,004 4 Nonthaburi 762,783,137 5 Khon Kaen 588,014,756 6 Songkhla 581,833,543 7 Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 501,939,923 8 Saraburi 497,762,714 9 Rayong 455,451,998 10 Chiang Mai 449,862,328   Whole Kingdom 22,030,362,581   2005   Rank Provinces Expenditure 1 Nakhon Ratchasima 1,080,657,048 2 Chon Buri 1,037,652,877 3 Samut Prakan 922,737,609 4 Nonthaburi 835,854,234 5 Chiang Mai 770,425,932 6 Khon Kaen 721,186,108 7 Rayong 711,357,992 8 Songkhla 621,998,584 9 Ubon Ratchathani 616,580,947 10 Nakhon Si Thammarat 575,364,302   Whole Kingdom 26,784,932,075 Source : - Compiled by : Statistical Forecasting Bureau,  National Statistical Office