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Thailand · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Thailand

East Asia & Pacific Capital Bangkok Upper middle income Nation age 788 years (since 1238) i THA · TH
NationsTree Index 2025 i61.953rd of 196 Tree height 2025 i27 msee ranking Military strength i65percentile
Population i71.6 m20th of 217 Area i513,115 km²52nd of 216 GDP i$577.01 bn29th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$1.88 trn intl.22nd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$26,250 intl.87th of 199 Life expectancy i76.6 years90th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i52
Strength · trunk i82
Quality of life · crown i64
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i54
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i59
CSV

In short

Thailand is 53rd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 61.9 out of 100; its tree is 27 m tall.

It has 71.6 million people and an economy of $1.88 trn at purchasing power parity, 22nd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Extreme poverty (1st of 108), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Unemployment (4th of 187).

Its weakest positions: Safely managed sanitation (114th of 144), Political stability (159th of 207) and Completed lower secondary, 25+ (109th of 153).

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 513,115 52nd/216
Land area ikm² 510,890 50th/216
Population ipeople 71.6 m 20th/217
Population growth i% -0.07% 176th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 140.3 83rd/216
Urban population i% 62.8% 117th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 14.4% 189th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 16.0% 62nd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $577.01 bn 29th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $1.88 trn 22nd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $1.61 trn 22nd/199
GDP per person iUSD $8,057 112th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $26,250 87th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $7,690 106th/201
GDP growth i% 2.4% 134th/210
Inflation i% -0.1% 12th/180
Unemployment i% 0.8% 4th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 61.9% 32nd/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 64.7% 123rd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.7% 68th/192

Main industries

73
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 8.7% 78th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 31.1% 50th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 23.7% 11th/192
Services i% of GDP 60.2% 82nd/200

Trade

73
Exports of goods & services iUSD $410.53 bn 24th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $388.13 bn 26th/182
Exports i% of GDP 71.1% 27th/183
Imports i% of GDP 67.3% 41st/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 138.4% 28th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 2.4% 97th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 73.1% 35th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 13.3% 99th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 3.6% 77th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 28.3% 19th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 3.0% 52nd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.2% 68th/196

Natural resources

69
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 1.8% 100th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.48% 54th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.94% 31st/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.03% 38th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.36% 76th/209
Arable land i% of land area 30.8% 27th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 3,130 81st/183

Tourism

82
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 39.9 m 5th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $15.36 bn 10th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 6.0% 79th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 10.4 m 19th/107

Society & health

56
Life expectancy iyears 76.6 90th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 9.0 66th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.54 122nd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.4 78th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 92% 86th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 53.6% 109th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 92.1% 91st/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 87.2% 7th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 23.0% 65th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.5% 137th/193
Adult literacy i% 91.1% 49th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 49.1% 79th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.798 76th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 33.3 43rd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.0% 1st/108

Infrastructure & digital

71
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 26.7% 114th/144
Internet users i% of population 90.9% 52nd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 161 23rd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 14.9 102nd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.70 24th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 4,092 31st/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 51.9 m 21st/161

Environment & energy

47
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.96 131st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 19.0% 110th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 23.5 135th/200
Forest area i% of land area 38.7% 84th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,835 62nd/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 57.7 80th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 38.1 131st/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 56.6 104th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 55.8 159th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 57.6 83rd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 48.2 129th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 4.82011

Military

54
Military expenditure iUSD $5.98 bn 45th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.0% 113th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.4% 95th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 455,000 16th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.13% 59th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 33.0 m 73rd/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 15.0 m 46th/65

Science & innovation

74
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.94% 45th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 930 33rd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 16,656 30th/197

Compare Thailand with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Sukhothai Kingdom, first Thai kingdom (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Thailand — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/thailand. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Thailand — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/thailand. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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