Thailand is an upper-middle-income country with a population of 71.7M people. The capital and largest city is Bangkok, with 5.68M residents. Thailand shares land borders with Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia.
Thailand ranks 30/197 by GDP ($526B) and 102/197 by GDP per capita ($7,345). The top category for both exports and imports is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
Thailand
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
71619867
|
21/197 |
| GDP |
$526B
2024 |
30/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$7,345
2024 |
102/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$24,708
2024 |
82/197 |
| Government debt |
$333B
2024 |
30/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
64.5%
2025 |
68/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$4,642
2024 |
84/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$7,948
2025 |
88/197 |
| Land area | 197,256 sq mi | 50/197 |
| Population density | 363 ppl/mi² | 70/197 |
| Fertility rate | 1.21 | 179/196 |
| Median age | 41.1 years | 40/196 |
| Life expectancy | 76.8 years | 74/197 |
Thailand trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $2,760,750,861 |
| 1961 | $3,034,037,811 |
| 1962 | $3,308,912,797 |
| 1963 | $3,540,403,457 |
| 1964 | $3,889,129,942 |
| 1965 | $4,388,937,649 |
| 1966 | $5,279,230,817 |
| 1967 | $5,638,461,442 |
| 1968 | $6,081,009,428 |
| 1969 | $6,695,336,567 |
| 1970 | $7,086,538,438 |
| 1971 | $7,375,000,024 |
| 1972 | $8,177,873,151 |
| 1973 | $10,838,587,358 |
| 1974 | $13,702,998,512 |
| 1975 | $14,882,770,594 |
| 1976 | $16,985,208,648 |
| 1977 | $19,779,312,261 |
| 1978 | $24,006,566,637 |
| 1979 | $27,371,650,825 |
| 1980 | $32,353,514,989 |
| 1981 | $34,846,039,194 |
| 1982 | $36,589,772,404 |
| 1983 | $40,042,798,388 |
| 1984 | $41,797,647,776 |
| 1985 | $38,900,711,333 |
| 1986 | $43,096,773,981 |
| 1987 | $50,535,446,555 |
| 1988 | $61,667,253,471 |
| 1989 | $72,250,748,100 |
| 1990 | $85,343,190,719 |
| 1991 | $98,234,714,971 |
| 1992 | $111,452,746,518 |
| 1993 | $128,889,262,951 |
| 1994 | $146,683,778,959 |
| 1995 | $169,278,916,593 |
| 1996 | $183,035,237,429 |
| 1997 | $150,180,456,566 |
| 1998 | $113,675,596,788 |
| 1999 | $126,669,211,779 |
| 2000 | $126,392,224,254 |
| 2001 | $120,296,476,180 |
| 2002 | $134,300,904,400 |
| 2003 | $152,280,615,246 |
| 2004 | $172,895,685,155 |
| 2005 | $189,318,408,469 |
| 2006 | $221,758,296,022 |
| 2007 | $262,942,621,455 |
| 2008 | $291,382,982,431 |
| 2009 | $281,710,630,187 |
| 2010 | $341,104,766,329 |
| 2011 | $370,818,739,624 |
| 2012 | $397,558,325,279 |
| 2013 | $420,333,654,593 |
| 2014 | $407,339,040,198 |
| 2015 | $401,296,238,228 |
| 2016 | $413,366,349,748 |
| 2017 | $456,356,813,537 |
| 2018 | $506,754,208,404 |
| 2019 | $543,976,691,794 |
| 2020 | $500,461,898,480 |
| 2021 | $506,194,668,790 |
| 2022 | $495,644,697,588 |
| 2023 | $515,906,283,941 |
| 2024 | $526,411,265,428 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $102.8 |
| 1961 | $109.7 |
| 1962 | $116.2 |
| 1963 | $120.7 |
| 1964 | $128.6 |
| 1965 | $140.9 |
| 1966 | $164.5 |
| 1967 | $170.7 |
| 1968 | $178.8 |
| 1969 | $191.4 |
| 1970 | $197.1 |
| 1971 | $199.7 |
| 1972 | $215.6 |
| 1973 | $278.3 |
| 1974 | $343 |
| 1975 | $364 |
| 1976 | $405 |
| 1977 | $462 |
| 1978 | $548 |
| 1979 | $612 |
| 1980 | $709 |
| 1981 | $748 |
| 1982 | $770 |
| 1983 | $827 |
| 1984 | $847 |
| 1985 | $774 |
| 1986 | $842 |
| 1987 | $970 |
| 1988 | $1,164 |
| 1989 | $1,342 |
| 1990 | $1,559 |
| 1991 | $1,766 |
| 1992 | $1,972 |
| 1993 | $2,245 |
| 1994 | $2,518 |
| 1995 | $2,864 |
| 1996 | $3,055 |
| 1997 | $2,473 |
| 1998 | $1,848 |
| 1999 | $2,033 |
| 2000 | $2,006 |
| 2001 | $1,890 |
| 2002 | $2,090 |
| 2003 | $2,348 |
| 2004 | $2,642 |
| 2005 | $2,868 |
| 2006 | $3,331 |
| 2007 | $3,919 |
| 2008 | $4,309 |
| 2009 | $4,135 |
| 2010 | $4,974 |
| 2011 | $5,374 |
| 2012 | $5,726 |
| 2013 | $6,018 |
| 2014 | $5,801 |
| 2015 | $5,689 |
| 2016 | $5,834 |
| 2017 | $6,413 |
| 2018 | $7,100 |
| 2019 | $7,606 |
| 2020 | $6,986 |
| 2021 | $7,057 |
| 2022 | $6,909 |
| 2023 | $7,195 |
| 2024 | $7,345 |
Thailand's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 45.2 |
| 1951 | 45.9 |
| 1952 | 46.5 |
| 1953 | 47.1 |
| 1954 | 47.6 |
| 1955 | 48.1 |
| 1956 | 48.6 |
| 1957 | 49.1 |
| 1958 | 49.5 |
| 1959 | 50.1 |
| 1960 | 50.6 |
| 1961 | 51.1 |
| 1962 | 51.4 |
| 1963 | 52 |
| 1964 | 52.5 |
| 1965 | 53.1 |
| 1966 | 53.7 |
| 1967 | 54.3 |
| 1968 | 55 |
| 1969 | 55.7 |
| 1970 | 56.5 |
| 1971 | 57.1 |
| 1972 | 57.7 |
| 1973 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 59 |
| 1975 | 59.7 |
| 1976 | 60.4 |
| 1977 | 60.9 |
| 1978 | 61.3 |
| 1979 | 61.7 |
| 1980 | 62.2 |
| 1981 | 62.9 |
| 1982 | 63.6 |
| 1983 | 64.5 |
| 1984 | 65.5 |
| 1985 | 66.5 |
| 1986 | 67.3 |
| 1987 | 67.8 |
| 1988 | 68.2 |
| 1989 | 68.6 |
| 1990 | 68.9 |
| 1991 | 69.1 |
| 1992 | 69.4 |
| 1993 | 69.6 |
| 1994 | 69.7 |
| 1995 | 69.8 |
| 1996 | 69.9 |
| 1997 | 70.4 |
| 1998 | 70.7 |
| 1999 | 71 |
| 2000 | 71.2 |
| 2001 | 71.5 |
| 2002 | 71.8 |
| 2003 | 72.1 |
| 2004 | 72.1 |
| 2005 | 72.9 |
| 2006 | 73.3 |
| 2007 | 73.8 |
| 2008 | 74.2 |
| 2009 | 74.7 |
| 2010 | 75 |
| 2011 | 75.3 |
| 2012 | 75.6 |
| 2013 | 76 |
| 2014 | 76.3 |
| 2015 | 76.6 |
| 2016 | 76.8 |
| 2017 | 77 |
| 2018 | 77.2 |
| 2019 | 77.2 |
| 2020 | 77.3 |
| 2021 | 77.6 |
| 2022 | 75.3 |
| 2023 | 76.4 |
| 2024 | 76.6 |
| 2025 | 76.8 |
Thailand's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 26,851,747 |
| 1961 | 27,650,334 |
| 1962 | 28,481,040 |
| 1963 | 29,342,322 |
| 1964 | 30,232,141 |
| 1965 | 31,149,337 |
| 1966 | 32,086,071 |
| 1967 | 33,037,801 |
| 1968 | 34,002,560 |
| 1969 | 34,973,782 |
| 1970 | 35,954,408 |
| 1971 | 36,937,387 |
| 1972 | 37,933,929 |
| 1973 | 38,947,787 |
| 1974 | 39,952,891 |
| 1975 | 40,940,005 |
| 1976 | 41,896,504 |
| 1977 | 42,843,974 |
| 1978 | 43,788,976 |
| 1979 | 44,718,434 |
| 1980 | 45,650,022 |
| 1981 | 46,575,855 |
| 1982 | 47,494,577 |
| 1983 | 48,423,309 |
| 1984 | 49,351,708 |
| 1985 | 50,270,753 |
| 1986 | 51,177,834 |
| 1987 | 52,074,105 |
| 1988 | 52,969,595 |
| 1989 | 53,848,956 |
| 1990 | 54,738,329 |
| 1991 | 55,637,434 |
| 1992 | 56,528,834 |
| 1993 | 57,408,198 |
| 1994 | 58,260,854 |
| 1995 | 59,098,232 |
| 1996 | 59,920,064 |
| 1997 | 60,724,584 |
| 1998 | 61,522,630 |
| 1999 | 62,299,043 |
| 2000 | 63,007,815 |
| 2001 | 63,651,141 |
| 2002 | 64,266,437 |
| 2003 | 64,868,166 |
| 2004 | 65,452,047 |
| 2005 | 66,017,420 |
| 2006 | 66,567,687 |
| 2007 | 67,102,394 |
| 2008 | 67,619,830 |
| 2009 | 68,121,080 |
| 2010 | 68,579,447 |
| 2011 | 69,007,208 |
| 2012 | 69,436,098 |
| 2013 | 69,845,114 |
| 2014 | 70,216,367 |
| 2015 | 70,540,795 |
| 2016 | 70,859,841 |
| 2017 | 71,160,187 |
| 2018 | 71,376,079 |
| 2019 | 71,522,271 |
| 2020 | 71,641,484 |
| 2021 | 71,727,332 |
| 2022 | 71,735,329 |
| 2023 | 71,702,435 |
| 2024 | 71,668,011 |
Thailand's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.33 |
| 1961 | 6.32 |
| 1962 | 6.33 |
| 1963 | 6.34 |
| 1964 | 6.31 |
| 1965 | 6.26 |
| 1966 | 6.18 |
| 1967 | 6.08 |
| 1968 | 5.93 |
| 1969 | 5.7 |
| 1970 | 5.45 |
| 1971 | 5.25 |
| 1972 | 5.08 |
| 1973 | 4.85 |
| 1974 | 4.6 |
| 1975 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 4.12 |
| 1977 | 3.87 |
| 1978 | 3.62 |
| 1979 | 3.45 |
| 1980 | 3.29 |
| 1981 | 3.13 |
| 1982 | 2.94 |
| 1983 | 2.76 |
| 1984 | 2.58 |
| 1985 | 2.45 |
| 1986 | 2.36 |
| 1987 | 2.26 |
| 1988 | 2.17 |
| 1989 | 2.14 |
| 1990 | 2.07 |
| 1991 | 2.04 |
| 1992 | 2.01 |
| 1993 | 1.97 |
| 1994 | 1.93 |
| 1995 | 1.89 |
| 1996 | 1.87 |
| 1997 | 1.85 |
| 1998 | 1.82 |
| 1999 | 1.77 |
| 2000 | 1.73 |
| 2001 | 1.71 |
| 2002 | 1.69 |
| 2003 | 1.67 |
| 2004 | 1.67 |
| 2005 | 1.64 |
| 2006 | 1.63 |
| 2007 | 1.62 |
| 2008 | 1.59 |
| 2009 | 1.57 |
| 2010 | 1.56 |
| 2011 | 1.57 |
| 2012 | 1.56 |
| 2013 | 1.53 |
| 2014 | 1.48 |
| 2015 | 1.45 |
| 2016 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 1.36 |
| 2018 | 1.32 |
| 2019 | 1.29 |
| 2020 | 1.26 |
| 2021 | 1.23 |
| 2022 | 1.22 |
| 2023 | 1.21 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 18 |
| 1961 | 17.9 |
| 1962 | 17.7 |
| 1963 | 17.6 |
| 1964 | 17.5 |
| 1965 | 17.4 |
| 1966 | 17.3 |
| 1967 | 17.3 |
| 1968 | 17.3 |
| 1969 | 17.4 |
| 1970 | 17.5 |
| 1971 | 17.6 |
| 1972 | 17.8 |
| 1973 | 18 |
| 1974 | 18.2 |
| 1975 | 18.4 |
| 1976 | 18.7 |
| 1977 | 18.9 |
| 1978 | 19.2 |
| 1979 | 19.5 |
| 1980 | 19.9 |
| 1981 | 20.2 |
| 1982 | 20.6 |
| 1983 | 21 |
| 1984 | 21.5 |
| 1985 | 21.9 |
| 1986 | 22.4 |
| 1987 | 22.8 |
| 1988 | 23.3 |
| 1989 | 23.7 |
| 1990 | 24.3 |
| 1991 | 24.8 |
| 1992 | 25.4 |
| 1993 | 26 |
| 1994 | 26.6 |
| 1995 | 27.2 |
| 1996 | 27.7 |
| 1997 | 28.3 |
| 1998 | 28.9 |
| 1999 | 29.5 |
| 2000 | 30 |
| 2001 | 30.5 |
| 2002 | 30.9 |
| 2003 | 31.3 |
| 2004 | 31.7 |
| 2005 | 32.2 |
| 2006 | 32.6 |
| 2007 | 33.1 |
| 2008 | 33.6 |
| 2009 | 34 |
| 2010 | 34.5 |
| 2011 | 35 |
| 2012 | 35.4 |
| 2013 | 35.9 |
| 2014 | 36.3 |
| 2015 | 36.8 |
| 2016 | 37.3 |
| 2017 | 37.7 |
| 2018 | 38.2 |
| 2019 | 38.7 |
| 2020 | 39.2 |
| 2021 | 39.7 |
| 2022 | 40.2 |
| 2023 | 40.7 |
| 2024 | 41.1 |
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Thailand: National Statistics
Finance
|
Thailand
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$510B
2024 |
30/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
24%
2025 |
131/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
2.52%
2023 |
159/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.17%
2023 |
114/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
455,000
2020 |
16/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-3.07%
2025 |
99/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
0.78%
2024 |
190/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
59.2%
2024 |
82/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
32.1%
2024 |
44/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
60.6
2025 |
92/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
26.1%
2023 |
101/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
3.4%
2023 |
43/169 |
| Number of millionaires |
100,001
2024 |
28/34 |
| Percentage of millionaires |
0.18%
2024 |
31/34 |
| Number of billionaires |
25
2025 |
22/78 |
| Percentage of billionaires |
0.00004%
2025 |
48/78 |
| Listed domestic companies |
860
2024 |
11/103 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$520B
2024 |
22/100 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$237B
2024 |
15/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$9.58B
2024 |
22/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
39,916,000
2019 |
5/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
5.95%
2020 |
87/184 |
| Banked people share |
91.8%
2024 |
33/158 |
Energy
|
Thailand
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
1,851 kg
2023 |
63/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$12.7
2023 |
105/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
274.2 megatons
2023 |
23/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
3.82 tons
2023 |
71/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
79.7%
2022 |
56/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
19%
2021 |
111/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
1.02%
2023 |
118/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
57.5%
2023 |
42/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
2,965 kWh
2023 |
64/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
19.9%
2021 |
113/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
3.45%
2023 |
122/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
176/192 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
97/195 |
Society
|
Thailand
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.88%
2024 |
20/197 |
| Annual migration change |
+23,321
2024 |
36/196 |
| Urban population |
54.3%
2024 |
125/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.63 ft
2025 |
113/190 |
| Average female height |
5.23 ft
2025 |
123/190 |
| Quality of life index |
57.8
2025 |
71/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
34
2024 |
128/197 |
| Higher education index |
76
2025 |
46/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
4.81
2011 |
72/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
32.2
2019 |
18/197 |
| Visa free countries |
96
2025 |
105/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
91.1%
2022 |
123/196 |
| English speaking |
27.2%
2023 |
92/197 |
| People using the Internet |
90.9%
2024 |
48/195 |
Health
|
Thailand
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$370
2022 |
104/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$34.1
2022 |
138/191 |
| Life expectancy |
76.8 years
2025 |
74/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0.07%
2022 |
136/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.93
2020 |
119/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
23.3 years
2025 |
69/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
34
2023 |
112/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
9.2
2023 |
130/192 |
| Obesity rate |
15.4%
2022 |
132/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
10.2%
2024 |
76/195 |
| Air quality index |
35
2025 |
130/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
19.2%
2022 |
87/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
7.99 liters
2020 |
48/186 |
Territory
|
Thailand
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.34%
2025 |
50/197 |
| Land area per capita |
2,752 sq mi
2024 |
128/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
86,394 sq mi
2025 |
49/194 |
| Forest area |
76,313 sq mi
2025 |
31/196 |
| Roads length |
436,817 mi
2020 |
13/175 |
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