Thailand

Country in Asia

In brief

Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 161 (2024). World rank 22 of 210; in Asia, 10 of 49. Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. High-tech share of manufactured exports: 28.3% (2024). World rank 19 of 170; in Asia, 9 of 43. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 34.9% → 90.9%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 138 → 161, and home broadband per 100 people 7.8 → 14.9. Better than all its neighbours (Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Malaysia): home broadband per 100 people. Worse than all its neighbours (Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Malaysia): electricity from fossil fuels.

Internet and communications

Using the internet: 90.9% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 161 2024
Home broadband per 100 people: 14.9 2024
Internet domain: .th .ไทย

Energy

Access to electricity: 100% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person: 3,080 2024
Renewable share of energy use: 19% 2021
Electricity from renewables: 19.9% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels: 82.5% 2024
Mains voltage: 220 V
Plug types: A, B, C, F

Transport

Driving side: Left
Air passengers per year: 51,920,692 2023
Airports: 105 2025
Railways, km: 4,127 2017

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP: 0.9% 2023
Researchers per million people: 1,592 2023
Scientific articles per year: 16,656 2023
Patent applications by residents: 930 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports: 28.3% 2024