General profile: Thailand

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
71.601 Millions
31.977 THB/US$
504 491 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 510 890 km²
1.23 %
0.95 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+17.4 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
110 936
193 306
214 310
272 006
Merchandise imports
118 178
182 921
202 653
266 882
Merchandise trade balance
-7 241
10 385
11 657
5 124
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
9 %9 %72 %72 %4 %4 %14 %14 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
42 03937 43825 15712 61812 14142 03937 43825 15712 61812 141
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
19 925
34 340
58 082
24 502
Services imports
26 798
41 333
42 518
65 501
Services trade balance
-6 873
-6 993
15 564
-40 999
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
23.2
17.2
9.9
17.6
Travel
48.1
58.5
71.0
19.6
Other services
28.7
24.2
19.1
62.7
TRADE INDICES
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1191031061091081031009695939289768583746762544745481021029999101102100949492949898949595969594929199
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+0.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
189 318
341 105
401 296
504 491
GDP per capita, current US$
2 876
4 996
5 709
7 046
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
4.19
7.51
3.13
0.95
Current account balance, % of GDP
-4.04
3.37
6.92
-2.10
Exchange rate (/US$)
40.220
31.686
34.248
31.977
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
52.917.723.951.446.552.917.723.951.446.5
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+3.4 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
7 975.10
14 657.48
8 927.68
11 422.60
FDI outflows
310.90
8 042.14
4 991.15
17 303.28
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.63
1.30
1.47
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
8 067.28 162.27 466.16 720.16 270.05 894.76 524.16 584.95 656.85 255.64 433.23 808.01 898.41 634.91 333.41 187.01 621.91 607.41 380.01 252.41 696.811 423-4 8494 79013 1918 2853 4868 9284 97515 94612 8972 47414 6576 4098 5688 6268 9177 9755 8595 2223 3555 0733 410FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
-1.03
5.93
11.05
0.51
Balance, % of imports
-1.49
10.09
19.86
0.90
Normalized balance
-0.007
0.048
0.090
0.004
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
11594107118118118122129129133134123116138130134137
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 52%Urban 52%Rural 48%Rural 48%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.284 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
4 382
3 747
5 366
6 059
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
41.44
41.98
60.96
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
6 818 527
9 463 000
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
23.43
18.93
16.61
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
17.37
14.18
13.88
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022