GDP: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Thailand
Thailand: GDP: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate was 1.55 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Thailand, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 1.55 % change on previous year for gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 59.6% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Thailand peaked at 15.28 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -7.31 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Thailand ranks 201st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.8 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 12.94 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 15.28 % change on previous year | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 13.04 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 14.33 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 9.98 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 1997 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -84.5% |
| 1998 | -0.186 % change on previous year | -112.0% |
| 1999 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -1109.6% |
| 2000 | 5.85 % change on previous year | +211.3% |
| 2001 | 5.43 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 7.94 % change on previous year | +46.3% |
| 2003 | 9.49 % change on previous year | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 10.08 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 9.49 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 10.33 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 8.04 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2008 | 6.95 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2009 | -0.4972 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 2010 | 11.9 % change on previous year | -2493.6% |
| 2011 | 4.62 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 2012 | 9.29 % change on previous year | +101.3% |
| 2013 | 4.51 % change on previous year | -51.4% |
| 2014 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 2015 | 3.88 % change on previous year | +59.0% |
| 2016 | 6.16 % change on previous year | +58.8% |
| 2017 | 6.16 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.71 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -44.8% |
| 2020 | -7.31 % change on previous year | -331.8% |
| 2021 | 3.36 % change on previous year | -146.0% |
| 2022 | 7.4 % change on previous year | +120.0% |
| 2023 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -52.3% |
| 2024 | 3.84 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -59.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.55 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.88 % change on previous year, 23% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.55 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.28 % change on previous year, 29% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +2493.6% | -0.4972 % change on previous year | 11.9 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +1109.6% | -0.186 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.29 % change on previous year | -0.186 % change on previous year | 15.28 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.31 % change on previous year | -0.4972 % change on previous year | 10.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.78 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | 11.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 % change on previous year | -7.31 % change on previous year | 7.4 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 198 Saudi Arabia 1.82 % change on previous year compare
- 199 Finland 1.66 % change on previous year compare
- 200 Switzerland 1.59 % change on previous year compare
- 202 Trinidad and Tobago 1.19 % change on previous year compare
- 203 Isle of Man 1.1 % change on previous year compare
- 204 Qatar -0.3398 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 9.33 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 18.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 31.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 263.07 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Thailand?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Thailand was 1.55 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.28 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.31 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Thailand ranks 201st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in GDP: linked series (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in GDP: linked series (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.