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General profile: Thailand

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
71.697 Millions
35.061 THB/US$
498 890 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 510 890 km²
6.08 %
3.29 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+5.5 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
110 936
193 306
214 310
287 068
Merchandise imports
118 178
182 921
202 653
303 191
Merchandise trade balance
-7 241
10 385
11 657
-16 123
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
6 %6 %71 %71 %5 %5 %4 %4 %14 %14 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
46 72833 83124 24413 03712 45146 72833 83124 24413 03712 451
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
19 925
34 340
58 082
40 578
Services imports
26 798
41 333
42 518
62 710
Services trade balance
-6 873
-6 993
15 564
-22 132
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
23.2
17.2
9.9
16.2
Travel
48.1
58.5
71.0
39.3
Other services
28.7
24.2
19.1
44.5
TRADE INDICES
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1191031061091081031009695939289768583746762544745481021029999101102100949492949898949595969594929199
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.3 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
189 318
341 105
401 296
498 890
GDP per capita, current US$
2 876
4 996
5 709
6 958
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
4.19
7.51
3.13
3.29
Current account balance, % of GDP
-4.04
3.37
6.92
-3.45
Exchange rate (/US$)
40.220
31.686
34.248
35.061
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
52.118.229.158.258.552.118.229.158.258.5
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+1.6 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
8 215.64
14 657.48
8 927.68
10 033.66
FDI outflows
551.44
8 042.14
4 991.15
8 218.29
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.63
1.30
1.47
1.87
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
9 335.49 064.88 257.08 162.27 466.16 720.16 270.05 894.76 524.16 584.95 656.85 255.64 433.23 808.01 898.41 634.91 333.41 187.01 621.91 607.41 380.01 252.41 696.810 03414 641-4 9515 51913 7528 2853 4868 9284 97515 94612 8972 47414 6576 4098 5688 6268 9178 2165 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
2022
Balance, % of GDP
-1.03
5.93
11.05
-1.45
Balance, % of imports
-1.49
10.09
19.86
-2.22
Normalized balance
-0.007
0.048
0.090
-0.011
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
12911594107118117118122129129133134123116138130134137
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
53%Urban 53%Rural
47%Rural 47%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.245 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
4 382
3 747
5 366
5 387
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
41.44
41.98
69.57
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
7 179 449
8 883 542
10 497 112
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
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
***
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: 21 December 2023