Industry (including construction), value added in Thailand
Thailand: Industry (including construction), value added was 31.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Thailand, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Thailand stood at 31.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Thailand peaked at 39.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 1960.
That places Thailand 51st out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.5% | — |
| 1961 | 19.2% | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 20.9% | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 21.0% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 21.7% | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 22.9% | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 22.5% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 25.0% | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 24.9% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 24.9% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 25.3% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 27.1% | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 27.3% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 26.8% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 26.6% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 25.8% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 27.6% | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 29.3% | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 30.3% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 28.7% | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 30.1% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 29.5% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 30.6% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 32.0% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 31.8% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 33.1% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 33.3% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 34.6% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 36.3% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 37.2% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 38.7% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 38.1% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 36.9% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 37.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 37.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 36.6% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 36.1% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 37.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 31.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.2% | 18.5% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.6% | 25.3% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.0% | 28.7% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.1% | 36.1% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 36.3% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 33.6% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 31.1% | 35.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 39,479 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3107 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 2,503 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual -0.8861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 10.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 82,318 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.8074 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Thailand?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Thailand was 31.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 1960.
- How does Thailand rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Thailand ranks 51st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.