Asia ยท THB ยท Bank of Thailand
๐น๐ญThailand
Thailandโs $577B economy grew 2.4% in 2025; the IMF projects 2.1% for 2026. Inflation is 2.5% (Aug 2026) against a 1.00% policy rate.
$577B
GDP in 2025, current US dollars ยท #31 of 56 tracked economies
2.4%
Real GDP growth in 2025; IMF projects 2.1% for 2026
2.5%
Consumer-price inflation, year on year, Aug 2026
1.00%
Bank of Thailand policy rate, โ50 bp over 12 months
Unemployment ยท 2025
1.0%
0 ppvs 2024
Government debt
64.7%
1.8 ppof GDP, vs last year
Current account
3.0%
Surplus ยท % of GDP
Population
71.6M
GDP per capita $8.1K
Scorecard
Thailand among 56 tracked economies
Marker = percentile. Right is better where a better direction exists; for population and rates, right is higher.
- GDP$577B#31/56
- Growth2.4%#31/56
- Per capita$8.1K#43/56
- Inflation2.5%#39/56
- Jobless1.0%#50/50
- Debt/GDP64.7%#26/56
- Budget-1.7%#17/56
- Curr. acct3.0%#20/56
- Policy rate1.00%#44/45
- Population71.6M#18/56
Peers
Growth across Asia
Real GDP growth, 2025
- 1๐น๐ผTaiwan8.8%
- 2๐ป๐ณVietnam8.0%
- 3๐ฎ๐ณIndia7.8%
- 4๐ฆ๐ชUnited Arab Emirates6.2%
- 5๐ฒ๐พMalaysia5.2%
- 6๐ฎ๐ฉIndonesia5.1%
- 7๐จ๐ณChina5.0%
- 8๐ธ๐ฌSingapore5.0%
- 9๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia4.6%
- 10๐ต๐ญPhilippines4.4%
- 11๐ญ๐ฐHong Kong SAR3.6%
- 12๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael3.5%
- 13๐ง๐ฉBangladesh3.5%
- 14๐ต๐ฐPakistan3.2%
- 15๐น๐ญThailand2.4%
- 16๐ฏ๐ตJapan1.2%
- 17๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea1.1%
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (annual, projections from 2026) ยท BIS policy rates, CPI & FX (monthly, through Sep 2026) ยท World Bank WDI (trade, sectors, FDI, urbanisation)
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