Thailand

Country in Asia

In brief

Inflation: -0.1% (2025). World rank 169 of 180; in Asia, 40 of 44. Unemployment: 0.8% (2025). World rank 4 of 186 (1 = best); in Asia, 3 of 49. Living on under $3 a day: 0% (2024). World rank 1 of 116 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 28. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $401.3B → $577B, GDP per person $5,689 → $8,057, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $15,791 → $26,250.

Size and growth

GDP: $577B 2025
GDP per person: $8,057 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $26,250 2025
GDP growth per year: +2.4% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $7,690 2025
Inflation: -0.1% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 31 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 8.8% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 31.1% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 60.2% 2025
Unemployment: 0.8% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 4.5% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 59% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 71.2% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 67.3% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: +3% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +3.2% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 2.1% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 15.2% 2024
Currency: Thai Baht (THB)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 33.3 2024
Living on under $3 a day: 0% 2024