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Thailand

THA · East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income

42.9MERI readiness
60Global rank
526.5BGDP (2024)
71.7MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		2024526,517,658,841.7WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20242.5WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20241.4WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20282.3IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		202471,668,011WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 44.9
  • Coverage 83%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 2
PillarScore
Corruption
Components		34
Digital Infra
Components		24.8
FDIRRI
Components		24
Fin Access
Components		32.9
Human Cap
Components		72.8
IP Protect
Components		44.4
Labor
Components		68.5
LPI
Components		77.1
Security Rol
Components		44.4
Trade Open
Components		52.6
Data Confidence Score73
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		46.8
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		30.8
Talent Operating
Pillars		54.9

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.5
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

33
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.3
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.7
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.1
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.2
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.6

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 3 indicators

OECD Terms and Conditions

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

SourceLicense

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

94 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance2024147.1WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-0.5WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202533TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance20240.3WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance2024-0.7WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance20240.1WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-0.2WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-0.6WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra2023100WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra202414.9WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ		infra202168.9WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20223.5WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2024160.6WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics2024122.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics20246.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.2LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics20242.9LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20242.2LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20241.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics20241.2LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics20242.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20242LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, IQR
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20243.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, mean
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20245.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, median
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20244.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20243LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, mean
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20244LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, median
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20242.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, mean
LPI2.SC_START_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20242.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, median
LPI2.SC_START_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, mean
LPI2.SC_END_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, median
LPI2.SC_END_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, mean
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202426.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, median
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MED_DAYS		logistics202416.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.MAR_CONN		logistics202438LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of alliances, mean
LPI2.ALLIANCE		logistics20243.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of services, mean
LPI2.MAR_SERV		logistics202498LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of transshipments, mean
LPI2.NUM_TRS_MEAN		logistics20240.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics2024101.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics2024102LPI2Modified BSD3
Time spent in transshipment, mean
LPI2.TRS_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20244.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, IQR
LPI2.TRN_IQR_DAYS		logistics20240.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, mean
LPI2.TRN_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, median
LPI2.TRN_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Central government debt (% of GDP)
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS		macro202462.2WDICC BY 4.0
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro20281.9IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro20242.2WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro2024526,517,658,841.7WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20242.5WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro20247,346.6WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20241.4WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20281.2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20241.1WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro202435.3WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20282.3IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20247.5WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20250.8WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202448.7WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity20286.1IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202456.8WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202493IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness202424.8WDICC BY 4.0
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20248IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202533TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness202432.9WDICC BY 4.0
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI		meri_readiness202476OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.7UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202568.1WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202572.8UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202444.4WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202577.1LPI2Modified BSD3
OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
OECD.STRI		meri_readiness20250.5OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202444.4WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202552.6OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202893.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202665SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202665SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202291.1WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202443.1WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202566.7WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202476.6WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social2024-0WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social202471,668,011WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202461.9WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20242.7WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade202428.3WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024300,529,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024306,810,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20228.3WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade2024136.7WDICC BY 4.0
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