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Thailand

East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 9.0%
Current prices2025
577USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 9.1%
Current prices2025
8,057USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.5 pp
Annual change2025
2.4%
Inflation▼ 0.5 pp
Average consumer prices2025
-0.1%
Unemployment■ 0.0 pp
Rate2025
1.0%
Government debt▲ 1.8 pp
General government, gross2025
64.7% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.9 pp
Balance2025
3.1% of GDP
Population▼ 0.1%
Total2025
71.62million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-7.60.08.11995: 8.1%1996: 5.7%1997: -2.8%1998: -7.6%1999: 4.6%2000: 4.5%2001: 3.4%2002: 6.1%2003: 7.2%2004: 6.3%2005: 4.2%2006: 5.0%2007: 5.4%2008: 1.7%2009: -0.7%2010: 7.5%2011: 0.8%2012: 7.2%2013: 2.7%2014: 1.0%2015: 3.1%2016: 3.4%2017: 4.2%2018: 4.2%2019: 2.1%2020: -6.1%2021: 1.6%2022: 2.7%2023: 2.2%2024: 2.9%2025: 2.4%2026: 1.5% (IMF projection)2027: 2.1% (IMF projection)2028: 2.3% (IMF projection)2029: 2.5% (IMF projection)2030: 2.5% (IMF projection)2031: 2.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.90.08.01995: 5.8%1996: 5.8%1997: 5.6%1998: 8.0%1999: 0.2%2000: 1.7%2001: 1.6%2002: 0.7%2003: 1.8%2004: 2.8%2005: 4.5%2006: 4.7%2007: 2.2%2008: 5.5%2009: -0.9%2010: 3.3%2011: 3.8%2012: 3.0%2013: 2.2%2014: 1.9%2015: -0.9%2016: 0.2%2017: 0.7%2018: 1.1%2019: 0.7%2020: -0.8%2021: 1.2%2022: 6.1%2023: 1.2%2024: 0.4%2025: -0.1%2026: 0.9% (IMF projection)2027: 1.0% (IMF projection)2028: 1.2% (IMF projection)2029: 1.4% (IMF projection)2030: 1.5% (IMF projection)2031: 1.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %1.62.72.22.92.41.52.12.32.52.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %1.26.11.20.4-0.10.91.01.21.41.5
Unemployment rate %1.91.31.01.01.01.01.01.01.01.0
GDP, current prices USD bn506496517529577580584599623648
GDP per capita, current prices USD7,0556,9107,2117,3878,0578,1058,1708,3928,7309,092
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD20,23722,25623,60724,91826,26027,44128,66129,83331,14932,560
General government gross debt % of GDP58.460.562.262.964.766.867.868.669.169.5
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-6.7-4.6-1.9-1.3-1.9-2.2-1.9-2.0-2.2-2.2
Current account balance % of GDP-2.1-3.41.62.23.10.71.41.92.32.5
Population million71.7371.7471.7071.6771.6271.5671.4971.4171.3271.22

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.069.72000: 58%2001: 58%2002: 55%2003: 48%2004: 46%2005: 45%2006: 39%2007: 36%2008: 35%2009: 42%2010: 40%2011: 39%2012: 42%2013: 42%2014: 43%2015: 43%2016: 42%2017: 42%2018: 42%2019: 41%2020: 49%2021: 58%2022: 61%2023: 62%2024: 63%2025: 65%2026: 67% (IMF projection)2027: 68% (IMF projection)2028: 69% (IMF projection)2029: 69% (IMF projection)2030: 70% (IMF projection)2031: 70% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-4.00.010.52000: 7.4%2001: 4.2%2002: 3.5%2003: 3.1%2004: 1.6%2005: -4.0%2006: 1.0%2007: 5.9%2008: 0.3%2009: 7.9%2010: 3.4%2011: 2.5%2012: -1.2%2013: -2.1%2014: 2.9%2015: 6.9%2016: 10.5%2017: 9.6%2018: 5.6%2019: 7.0%2020: 4.1%2021: -2.1%2022: -3.4%2023: 1.6%2024: 2.2%2025: 3.1%2026: 0.7% (IMF projection)2027: 1.4% (IMF projection)2028: 1.9% (IMF projection)2029: 2.3% (IMF projection)2030: 2.5% (IMF projection)2031: 2.7% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19959.137.326.253.6
20059.238.529.652.3
20158.936.227.454.9
20258.731.123.760.2

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method7,690USD2025+38.3%
GNI, Atlas method551USD bn2025+40.4%
Exports of goods and services71.1% of GDP2025+3.5 pp
Imports of goods and services67.3% of GDP2025+10.1 pp
Life expectancy at birth76.6years2024+0.4%
Urban population62.8% of total2025+15.8 pp

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Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)