Germany vs Thailand

Germany vs Thailand: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 0.2% a year in Germany and 2.4% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Thailand, by 2.2 percentage points, or 11 times that in Germany.

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% a year · IMF

Germany vs Thailand: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 0.2% a year in Germany and 2.4% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Thailand, by 2.2 percentage points, or 11 times that in Germany.
GermanyThailandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Thailand has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Germany.
  • In 2025, Germany ranked 135 and Thailand ranked 94 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Germany at 0.6% a year and Thailand at 2.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearGermanyThailand
20250.22.4
202402.9
2023-12.2
20221.92.7
202141.6
2020-4-6.1
20191.12.1
20181.24.2
20172.94.2
20162.33.4
20151.83.1
20142.21
20130.52.7
20120.57.2
20113.80.8
20104.17.5
2009-5.5-0.7
20080.91.7
20072.95.4
20063.95
20050.94.2
20041.26.3
2003-0.57.2
2002-0.26.1
20011.63.4
20002.94.5
19992.14.6
19982.1-7.6
19971.9-2.8
199615.7
19951.58.1
19942.68
1993-18.7
199229.2
199158.4
19905.711.6
19893.912.2
19883.713.3
19871.59.5
19862.45.5
19852.24.6
19842.85.8
19831.65.6
1982-0.85.4
19810.15.9
19801.34.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearGermanyThailand
20261.32.1
20271.12.1
20281.12.3
20290.92.5
20300.72.5
20310.62.5

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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