Thailand vs Vietnam

Thailand vs Vietnam: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 2.4% a year in Thailand and 8% a year in Vietnam, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 5.6 percentage points, or 3.33 times that in Thailand.

Watch it change on the map

% a year · IMF

Thailand vs Vietnam: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 2.4% a year in Thailand and 8% a year in Vietnam, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 5.6 percentage points, or 3.33 times that in Thailand.
ThailandVietnamIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Vietnam has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, Thailand ranked 94 and Vietnam ranked 10 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Thailand at 2.5% a year and Vietnam at 5.7% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearThailandVietnam
20252.48
20242.97
20232.25.1
20222.78.5
20211.62.6
2020-6.12.9
20192.17.4
20184.27.5
20174.26.9
20163.46.7
20153.17
201416.4
20132.75.6
20127.25.5
20110.86.4
20107.56.4
2009-0.75.4
20081.75.7
20075.47.1
200657
20054.27.5
20046.37.8
20037.27.3
20026.17.1
20013.46.9
20004.56.8
19994.64.8
1998-7.65.8
1997-2.88.2
19965.79.3
19958.19.5
199488.8
19938.78.1
19929.28.7
19918.45.8
199011.65
198912.27.8
198813.35.1
19879.52.5
19865.53.4
19854.65.6
19845.88.4
19835.67.1
19825.48.2
19815.95.8
19804.6-3.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearThailandVietnam
20262.18.4
20272.17.5
20282.35.9
20292.55.9
20302.55.7
20312.55.7

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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Thailand vs Vietnam

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment