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SERIAL · 764Asia

Thailand

CapitalBangkok

CurrencyTHB · baht

LanguageThai

Area513,115 km²

Since1238

ISOTHA · TH

Population

71.6Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Southeast Asia

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, and formerly known as Siam, is a country located in Mainland Southeast Asia. It shares land borders with Myanmar to the west and northwest, Laos to the east and northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south. Its maritime boundaries include the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea and shares maritime borders with Vietnam, Indonesia, and India. Thailand has a population of nearly 66 million people and covers an area of approximately 513,115 km2. The capital and largest city is Bangkok.

Text: Wikipedia — ThailandCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-02

— FACTS —

Capital: Bangkok
Currency: baht (THB)
Official language: Thai
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +66
Licence plate code: T
Top-level domain: .th
Independence / founding: 1238
Highest point: Doi Inthanon (2,565 m)
Lowest point: Andaman Sea
Anthem: Thai National Anthem

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

38.7%% of land area

#79 of 2132023

122% of world average

Forest area

197,650km²

#31 of 2132023

104% of world average

Agricultural land

43.8%% of land area

#84 of 2092023

118% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

31.0%% of land area

#29 of 2062023

222% of world average

Land area

513,115km²

#52 of 2152023

78% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

71.6Mpeople

#20 of 2162025

189% of world average

Population growth

-0.1%% per year

#175 of 2162025

-7% of world average

Population density

140people per km²

#82 of 2152023

31% of world average

People living in cities

62.8%% of population

#117 of 2162025

99% of world average

Urban population growth

1.4%% per year

#99 of 2162025

93% of world average

People living rurally

37.2%% of population

#100 of 2162025

101% of world average

Population aged 0-14

14.4%% of population

#189 of 2162025

57% of world average

Population aged 15-64

69.6%% of population

#31 of 2162025

109% of world average

Population aged 65+

16.0%% of population

#61 of 2162025

148% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

43.7%% of working-age population

#186 of 2162025

76% of world average

Female population

51.4%% of population

#44 of 2162025

103% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#198 of 2162024

51% of world average

Birth rate

8.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#187 of 2162024

47% of world average

Death rate

9.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#59 of 2162024

117% of world average

Net migration

27,509people (5-year total)

#29 of 2162025

24983% of world average

Migrants living in the country

4.4%% of population

#118 of 2152024

33% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$577.01Bcurrent US$

#29 of 2112025

104% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$1.88Tcurrent int'l $

#22 of 1992025

180% of world average

GDP per person

$8,057current US$

#112 of 2112025

33% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$26,250current int'l $

#87 of 1992025

79% of world average

GDP growth

2.4%% per year

#133 of 2102025

72% of world average

GDP per person growth

2.5%% per year

#102 of 2102025

106% of world average

Gross national income

$562.10Bcurrent US$

#28 of 2042025

98% of world average

Gross national income per person

$7,690current US$

#107 of 2032025

38% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$25,570current int'l $

#86 of 1972025

80% of world average

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Inflation

-0.1%% per year

#13 of 1902025

-2% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

-0.9%% per year

#18 of 2092025

-12% of world average

Real interest rate

4.9%%

#67 of 1342025

118% of world average

Lending interest rate

3.9%%

#129 of 1342025

35% of world average

Government debt

61.9%% of GDP

#38 of 632024

104% of world average

Government revenue

20.2%% of GDP

#96 of 1492024

77% of world average

Government spending

20.7%% of GDP

#100 of 1492023

75% of world average

Government consumption

16.7%% of GDP

#89 of 1812025

95% of world average

Household consumption

58.5%% of GDP

#107 of 1812025

91% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

22.1%% of GDP

#103 of 1782025

95% of world average

Fixed investment

22.7%% of GDP

#82 of 1732025

102% of world average

Gross savings

23.9%% of GDP

#69 of 1682025

109% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$18.84Bcurrent US$

#25 of 2012025

224% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

3.3%% of GDP

#71 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

1.6%% of GDP

#35 of 1792025

75% of world average

Current account balance

2.8%% of GDP

#56 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$282.26Bcurrent US$

#16 of 1772025

281% of world average

External debt

$191.83Bcurrent US$

#111 of 1212024

248% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

330-100

#57 of 1472024

93% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.0%% of population

#11 of 1472024

0% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

26.0%%

#66 of 1472024

93% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

3.4%%

#39 of 1472024

122% of world average

Stock market value

88.8%% of GDP

#18 of 882025

117% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$12.05Bcurrent US$

#19 of 1862025

234% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.0%% of GNI

#135 of 1372023

0% of world average

Exchange rate

33local currency per US$

#88 of 2112025

2% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

8.7%% of GDP

#79 of 1992025

88% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

31.1%% of GDP

#50 of 2022025

127% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

23.7%% of GDP

#11 of 1952025

216% of world average

Services' share of the economy

60.2%% of GDP

#83 of 2022025

104% of world average

— TRADE —

Exports

71.1%% of GDP

#27 of 1872025

164% of world average

Imports

67.3%% of GDP

#42 of 1872025

135% of world average

Trade balance

3.9%% of GDP

#47 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

118.6%% of GDP

#17 of 2052025

184% of world average

Goods exported

$339.64Bcurrent US$

#24 of 2072025

274% of world average

Goods imported

$344.94Bcurrent US$

#22 of 2072025

274% of world average

Services exported

$76.18Bcurrent US$

#27 of 1912025

157% of world average

Services imported

$77.19Bcurrent US$

#28 of 1912025

175% of world average

Goods and services exported

$411.25Bcurrent US$

#24 of 1912025

235% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$388.92Bcurrent US$

#25 of 1912025

230% of world average

High-tech share of exports

28.3%% of manufactured exports

#21 of 1792024

233% of world average

Terms of trade

91index

#165 of 2062024

86% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

76.6 yrsyears

#89 of 2162024

103% of world average

Life expectancy, women

81.0 yrsyears

#68 of 2162024

106% of world average

Life expectancy, men

72.3 yrsyears

#103 of 2162024

101% of world average

Infant deaths

7.7 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#67 of 1962024

42% of world average

Deaths under age 5

9.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#66 of 1962024

37% of world average

Maternal deaths

34per 100,000 live births

#82 of 1942023

29% of world average

Health spending

4.5%% of GDP

#137 of 1932023

66% of world average

Health spending per person

$327current US$

#110 of 1932023

22% of world average

Physicians

0.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#134 of 1872021

26% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

3.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#106 of 1962023

76% of world average

Hospital beds

2.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#82 of 1572023

81% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

100.0%% of population

#30 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

99.4%% of population

#41 of 2132024

123% of world average

Suicide rate

17per 100,000 people

#167 of 1852021

194% of world average

Adults who smoke

17.8%% of adults

#77 of 1662024

90% of world average

HIV prevalence

1.0%% aged 15-49

#117 of 1532024

73% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

146per 100,000 people

#163 of 2082024

147% of world average

Undernourishment

4.6%% of population

#77 of 1682023

46% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

93.0%% of children 12-23 months

#83 of 1932024

108% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

2.5%% of GDP

#161 of 1902023

58% of world average

Education spending

12.6%% of government spending

#100 of 1892025

93% of world average

Adult literacy

91.1%% aged 15+

#62 of 1192022

109% of world average

Youth literacy

98.2%% aged 15-24

#58 of 1262022

108% of world average

Primary school enrolment

100.7%% gross

#95 of 2002025

100% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

92.1%% gross

#91 of 1882025

106% of world average

University enrolment

49.1%% gross

#82 of 1672025

99% of world average

Primary school completion

107.1%% of relevant age group

#13 of 1802025

119% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

17pupils per teacher

#72 of 1602018

75% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

9.0 yrsyears

#151 of 1972025

90% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

0.8%% of labour force

#4 of 1862025

11% of world average

Youth unemployment

4.5%% of labour force aged 15-24

#24 of 1862025

29% of world average

Labour force participation

66.7%% aged 15+

#49 of 1862025

110% of world average

Women in the labour force

59.0%% of women aged 15+

#56 of 1862025

116% of world average

Men in the labour force

75.0%% of men aged 15+

#50 of 1862025

107% of world average

Labour force

40.9Mpeople

#16 of 1862025

202% of world average

Working in agriculture

28.6%% of employment

#64 of 1862025

130% of world average

Working in industry

22.2%% of employment

#64 of 1862025

113% of world average

Working in services

49.2%% of employment

#133 of 1862025

84% of world average

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Self-employed

50.7%% of employment

#60 of 1862025

131% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

81.1%% of labour force

#49 of 1712024

107% of world average

Employed

66.2%% aged 15+

#32 of 1862025

117% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

90.9%% of population

#56 of 2072024

127% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

161per 100 people

#23 of 2102024

139% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

15per 100 people

#102 of 2082024

82% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

5per 100 people

#131 of 2132024

37% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#104 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

86.8%% of population

#104 of 1892023

125% of world average

Electricity used per person

2,965kWh per person

#67 of 1492023

70% of world average

Energy used per person

1,851kg oil equivalent per person

#61 of 1492023

82% of world average

Air passengers carried

51.9Mpassengers

#21 of 1652023

201% of world average

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Air freight

1,650million tonne-km

#21 of 1632023

126% of world average

Rail network

4,092route-km

#32 of 842017

39% of world average

Rail passengers

6,020million passenger-km

#30 of 782017

22% of world average

Container port traffic

11.4MTEU

#20 of 1672024

210% of world average

Research and development spending

0.9%% of GDP

#45 of 1272023

96% of world average

Patent applications by residents

867count

#36 of 1422021

5% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

16,656count

#30 of 1972023

101% of world average

Tourists arriving

39.9Mcount

#5 of 1942019

780% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$15.36Bcurrent US$

#10 of 1752020

415% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

4tonnes per person

#131 of 2032024

88% of world average

Carbon emissions

284Mt CO2

#182 of 2032024

152% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

422Mt CO2-equivalent

#185 of 2032024

167% of world average

Protected land

18.4%% of land area

#98 of 2132025

98% of world average

Protected coastal waters

5.0%% of territorial waters

#64 of 1742025

48% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

25.5%% of internal resources

#126 of 1772022

20% of world average

Renewable water available per person

3,130m³ per person

#81 of 1832022

22% of world average

Renewable energy use

19.0%% of final energy consumption

#111 of 2122021

65% of world average

Electricity from renewables

19.9%% of total

#115 of 2062021

58% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

80.4%% of total

#129 of 2092023

135% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#188 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

57.5%% of energy use

#43 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

1.1%% of GDP

#109 of 1562024

48% of world average

Military spending

$5.52Bcurrent US$

#42 of 1602024

33% of world average

Military spending

4.5%% of government spending

#86 of 1532024

61% of world average

Armed forces personnel

455,000people

#16 of 1702020

284% of world average

Armed forces

1.1%% of labour force

#59 of 1682020

90% of world average

Tax revenue

15.2%% of GDP

#87 of 1492024

90% of world average

Homicides

5per 100,000 people

not enough data to rank2011

61% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Thailand.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Thai National AnthemAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Bangkok · approx. UTC+7

Neighbours

Landmarks

Kaeng Krachan Forest ComplexImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic City of AyutthayaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic TownsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Ayutthaya Historical ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Si Thep historical parkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Wat Phra MahathatImage: Wikimedia Commons

Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife SanctuariesImage: Wikimedia Commons

Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest ComplexImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Bhumibol Adulyadejformer King of Thailand (1927–2016)

VajiralongkornKing of Thailand since 2016

Pumpuang DuangjanThai female singer

Yingluck ShinawatraPrime Minister of Thailand from 2011 to 2014

LisaThai rapper, singer, model, dancer and actress (born 1997)

Thaksin ShinawatraPrime Minister of Thailand form 2001 to 2006

Jintara PoonlarpThai female singer

ChulalongkornKing of Siam (1853-1910)

Pridi BanomyongThai prime minister (1900-1983)

Paetongtarn ShinawatraBusinesswoman and former Prime Minister of Thailand

Abhisit VejjajivaThai politician (born 1964)

History

1238Thailand — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population71.6M2025

GDP$577.01B2025

GDP per person$8,0572025