Thailand vs Türkiye

Thailand vs Türkiye: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 2.4% a year in Thailand and 3.7% a year in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 1.3 percentage points, or 1.55 times that in Thailand.

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% a year · IMF

Thailand vs Türkiye: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 2.4% a year in Thailand and 3.7% a year in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 1.3 percentage points, or 1.55 times that in Thailand.
ThailandTürkiyeIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Türkiye has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, Thailand ranked 94 and Türkiye ranked 60 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Thailand at 2.5% a year and Türkiye at 4% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearThailandTürkiye
20252.43.7
20242.93.5
20232.25
20222.75.4
20211.611.8
2020-6.11.8
20192.11.3
20184.23.5
20174.27.8
20163.43.3
20153.15.8
201414.6
20132.78.5
20127.24.8
20110.811
20107.58.5
2009-0.7-4.9
20081.70.9
20075.45.1
200657.1
20054.29.1
20046.39.9
20037.25.8
20026.16.4
20013.4-5.5
20004.57
19994.6-3.1
1998-7.63.1
1997-2.87.5
19965.77
19958.17.2
19948-5.5
19938.78
19929.26
19918.40.9
199011.69.3
198912.20.3
198813.32.1
19879.510
19865.56.9
19854.64.3
19845.86.8
19835.64.8
19825.43.4
19815.94.4
19804.6-0.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearThailandTürkiye
20262.12.7
20272.13.6
20282.34
20292.54
20302.54
20312.54

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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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