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Thailand Country Guide
A public overview of Thailand’s economy and key annual World Bank indicators.
Thailand is a Southeast Asian economy with substantial manufacturing, services, tourism and international trade activity. The statistics below present reviewed annual indicators from the World Bank. Observation years may differ by indicator. Missing values are not estimated or carried forward.
Thailand Trade Statistics
Thailand’s exports, imports and balance with Russia, BRICS, EAEU and the World, down to six-digit products.
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People
Population
71.6M people
Latest available year: 2025
Change: -0.1% since 2024
Economy
GDP
577.0B current US$
Latest available year: 2025
Nominal US$ change: +9.0% since 2024
GDP per capita
8,057 current US$ per person
Latest available year: 2025
Nominal US$ change: +9.1% since 2024
World aggregate: 14,406 current US$ per person · 2025
GDP growth
2.4 %
Latest available year: 2025
Change: -0.5 percentage points since 2024
World aggregate: 2.9 % · 2025
Inflation
-0.1 %
Latest available year: 2025
Change: -0.5 percentage points since 2024
World aggregate: 3.0 % · 2025
Trade
Trade share
138.4 % of GDP
Latest available year: 2025
Change: +2.7 percentage points since 2024
World aggregate: 68.5 % of GDP · 2025
Exports
410.5B current US$
Latest available year: 2025
Nominal US$ change: +11.3% since 2024
Imports
388.1B current US$
Latest available year: 2025
Nominal US$ change: +11.0% since 2024
Thailand economic snapshot
Thailand recorded a current-account surplus in the latest month; international reserves were higher than a year earlier. Household leverage remains high but has eased from a year earlier. Outstanding bank lending to businesses increased from a year earlier. The NPL ratio was broadly stable from a year earlier.
Derived by fixed rules from the published figures below.
Monetary & External
International Reserves
278.39 USD billion
Observation date: 25 Sep 2026. Source figure: 278,390.82 USD million.
−1.68 USD billion vs previous week +2.4% YoY
International reserves were higher than a year earlier.
Scope: Gross international reserves (EC_XT_031), weekly
Source: Bank of Thailand · retrieved by TRCC 2026-10-04
Current Account
2.35 USD billion
Month: Aug 2026. Source figure: 2,351.78 USD million.
Previous month (Jul 2026): 698.03 USD million surplus Year earlier (Aug 2025): 1.76 USD billion surplus
Thailand recorded a current-account surplus in the latest month; the surplus widened from the previous month.
How to read: A monthly flow: a positive balance is a surplus, a negative one a deficit.
Scope: Monthly current account balance (EC_XT_047_S3)
Source: Bank of Thailand · retrieved by TRCC 2026-10-04
Credit & Banking
Household Debt
16.43 THB trillion
End of quarter: Q2 2026. Source figure: 16,432,156.05 THB million.
Scope: Household loans, end of quarter (EC_MB_039_S3)
Source: Bank of Thailand · retrieved by TRCC 2026-10-04
Household Debt / GDP
85.20%
End of quarter: Q2 2026.
Household leverage remains high but has eased from a year earlier.
How to read: Household debt relative to economic output; changes are shown in percentage points.
Scope: BOT-published ratio to rolling four-quarter nominal GDP, not seasonally adjusted
Source: Bank of Thailand · retrieved by TRCC 2026-10-04
Business Loans
10.55 THB trillion
End of month: Aug 2026. Source figure: 10,547,448 THB million.
Outstanding bank lending to businesses increased from a year earlier.
Scope: Loans to other nonfinancial corporations, all lenders (EC_MB_041_S3)
Source: Bank of Thailand · retrieved by TRCC 2026-10-04
NPL Ratio
2.90%
End of quarter: Q2 2026.
The NPL ratio was broadly stable from a year earlier.
How to read: Share of loans classified as non-performing; changes are shown in percentage points.
Scope: Domestically incorporated commercial banks
Source: Bank of Thailand · retrieved by TRCC 2026-10-04
Rural adults who used the internet in the past three months
Thailand 84.3%
World aggregate 60.4%
Reported internet use in the past three months; this is not internet coverage or access to financial services.
Main mobile phone is a smartphone
Thailand 86.6%
World aggregate 58.0%
The main mobile phone used is a smartphone; this does not establish personal ownership, network coverage, or service quality.
Bank or similar financial institution account
Thailand 91.5%
World aggregate 70.9%
An account at a bank or similar financial institution; this is not all financial services or mobile-money-only account ownership.