Thailand's economy
National economic series from the World Bank, the IMF and the CCKP climate database. Projections are always shown apart from the years that were measured.
GDP (US dollars)
World Bank, World Development Indicators
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407.34B | 401.3B | 413.37B | 456.36B | 506.75B | 543.98B | 500.27B | 506.05B | 495.69B | 517.01B | 529.39B | 577.01B |
US dollars
GDP growth (World Bank)
World Bank, World Development Indicators
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.98 | 3.13 | 3.44 | 4.18 | 4.22 | 2.11 | -6.09 | 1.56 | 2.64 | 2.25 | 2.95 | 2.44 |
Percent
GDP growth (IMF)
IMF World Economic Outlook / World Bank CCKP
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027proj. | 2028proj. | 2029proj. | 2030proj. | 2031proj. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2.1 | -6.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
2027 onwards is the publisher's own projection, not a measurement.
Percent
GDP per capita (IMF)
IMF World Economic Outlook / World Bank CCKP
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027proj. | 2028proj. | 2029proj. | 2030proj. | 2031proj. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.69K | 5.83K | 6.41K | 7.1K | 7.61K | 6.98K | 7.06K | 6.91K | 7.21K | 7.39K | 8.06K | 8.11K | 8.17K | 8.39K | 8.73K | 9.09K | 9.5K |
2027 onwards is the publisher's own projection, not a measurement.
US dollars
Inflation (World Bank)
World Bank, World Development Indicators
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.89 | -0.9 | 0.19 | 0.66 | 1.07 | 0.71 | -0.85 | 1.23 | 6.08 | 1.23 | 0.4 | -0.13 |
Percent
Inflation (IMF)
IMF World Economic Outlook / World Bank CCKP
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027proj. | 2028proj. | 2029proj. | 2030proj. | 2031proj. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
2027 onwards is the publisher's own projection, not a measurement.
Percent
Government debt to GDP
IMF World Economic Outlook / World Bank CCKP
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027proj. | 2028proj. | 2029proj. | 2030proj. | 2031proj. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.6 | 41.7 | 41.8 | 41.9 | 41.1 | 49.4 | 58.4 | 60.5 | 62.2 | 62.9 | 64.7 | 66.8 | 67.8 | 68.6 | 69.1 | 69.5 | 69.7 |
2027 onwards is the publisher's own projection, not a measurement.
Percent of GDP
Unemployment
IMF World Economic Outlook / World Bank CCKP
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027proj. | 2028proj. | 2029proj. | 2030proj. | 2031proj. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2027 onwards is the publisher's own projection, not a measurement.
Percent
Poverty headcount
World Bank, World Development Indicators
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.2 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
Percent
Population
World Bank, World Development Indicators
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70.22M | 70.54M | 70.86M | 71.16M | 71.38M | 71.52M | 71.64M | 71.73M | 71.74M | 71.7M | 71.67M | 71.62M |
People
Annual mean temperature
IMF World Economic Outlook / World Bank CCKP
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.27 | 27.16 | 26.8 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 27.41 | 26.93 | 26.92 | 27.49 | 27.42 | 26.9 | 26.78 |
Degrees Celsius
Exports of goods and services
World Bank, World Development Indicators
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68.39 | 67.64 | 67.07 | 66.67 | 64.84 | 59.52 | 51.34 | 58.42 | 65.33 | 65.51 | 69.67 | 71.15 |
Percent
Imports of goods and services
World Bank, World Development Indicators
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.51 | 57.2 | 53.5 | 54.22 | 56 | 50.17 | 46.32 | 58.71 | 67.48 | 63.28 | 66.05 | 67.27 |
Percent
Foreign direct investment, net inflows
World Bank, World Development Indicators
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.98B | 8.93B | 3.49B | 8.29B | 13.75B | 5.53B | -4.29B | 15.39B | 11.85B | 10.33B | 14.3B | 18.84B |
US dollars
Life expectancy at birth
World Bank, World Development Indicators
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75.96 | 76.28 | 76.56 | 76.77 | 76.99 | 77.19 | 77.2 | 77.33 | 77.61 | 75.29 | 76.41 | 76.56 |
Years
Government spending on education
World Bank, World Development Indicators
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.54 | 4.12 | 3.92 | 3.86 | 3.77 | 3.47 | 3.2 | 3.02 | 3.15 | 2.98 | 2.61 | 2.52 |
Percent of GDP
Government spending on health
World Bank, World Development Indicators
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.52 | 3.45 | 3.68 | 3.85 | 3.94 | 3.85 | 3.87 | 3.79 | 4.36 | 5.15 | 5.35 | 4.54 |
Percent of GDP
Internet users
World Bank, World Development Indicators
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.94 | 34.89 | 39.32 | 47.5 | 52.89 | 56.82 | 66.65 | 77.84 | 85.27 | 87.98 | 89.54 | 90.87 |
Percent
Gini index
World Bank, World Development Indicators
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.8 | 37 | 36 | 36.7 | 36.4 | 36.4 | 34.9 | 35 | 34.9 | 34.3 | 33.5 | 33.3 |
Index
Annual precipitation
IMF World Economic Outlook / World Bank CCKP
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,990.16 | 1,538.85 | 1,760.87 | 1,472.06 | 1,420.21 | 1,600.27 | 1,985.24 | 1,573.64 | 1,308.5 | 1,541.5 | 1,631.11 | 2,066.47 |
Millimetres
The World Bank and the IMF publish Thai growth and inflation on different definitions and different revision cycles. Both are shown here under their own names rather than merged or averaged into a third figure that would belong to neither.