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
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.