Thailand

GDP growth in Thailand

GDP growth in Thailand: 4.6% a year in 1980 and 2.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.4% a year
Since 1980
−2.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
94 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2.5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in ThailandGDP growth in Thailand: 4.6% a year in 1980 and 2.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 13.3% a year in 1988, the lowest -7.6% a year in 1998.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearThailand
20252.4
20242.9
20232.2
20222.7
20211.6
2020-6.1
20192.1
20184.2
20174.2
20163.4
20153.1
20141
20132.7
20127.2
20110.8
20107.5
2009-0.7
20081.7
20075.4
20065
20054.2
20046.3
20037.2
20026.1
20013.4
20004.5
19994.6
1998-7.6
1997-2.8
19965.7
19958.1
19948
19938.7
19929.2
19918.4
199011.6
198912.2
198813.3
19879.5
19865.5
19854.6
19845.8
19835.6
19825.4
19815.9
19804.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearThailand
20262.1
20272.1
20282.3
20292.5
20302.5
20312.5

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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