Thailand

Government debt in Thailand

Government debt in Thailand: 15.2% of GDP in 1996 and 62.9% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2024
62.9% of GDP
Since 1996
+47.7 percentage points
Projected, 2031
69.8% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in ThailandGovernment debt in Thailand: 15.2% of GDP in 1996 and 62.9% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 69.8% of GDP 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 69.8% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearThailand
202462.9
202362.2
202260.6
202158.4
202049.4
201941.1
201841.9
201741.8
201641.7
201542.6
201443.3
201342.2
201241.9
201139.1
201039.8
200942.4
200835
200736
200639.2
200545.5
200446.3
200347.5
200254.9
200157.5
200057.8
199956.6
199849.9
199740.5
199615.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
YearThailand
202564.7
202667.2
202768.5
202869.1
202969.4
203069.6
203169.8

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • 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.

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