Statistical Yearbook Thailand 2025

Economy Thailand is regarded as a mixed economy, the major economic sectors of the country are mostly based on industry, tourism, service, and natural resources. Overall picture of the Thai economy in 2023; the GDP (at Current Market Prices) of country was 17,954.7 billion baht. Regarding trade in 2024, the export value amounted to 10,548.8 billion baht, whereas the value of imports was 10,896.5 billion baht. Agriculture: Thailand is the no. 1 exporter of fresh fruit. Furthermore, the other crops, namely rice, rubber and vegetables are also exported. Thailand also has an important agricultural product in livestock such as cows, pigs, poultry, and freshwater fish, and marine fishery. Industry: Agro-industry, textile, electric appliance, and automobiles are Thai outstanding industrial exports. Tourism makes up a very high income of Thailand due to the existence of many tourist attractions and the best service of the luxurious hotels in every part of the country, especially in Bangkok, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, and the Andaman Sea coast. Natural resources: It has important natural resources, such as limestone, gypsum, zinc, iron, tin, lead, marble, silica sand, feldspar, kaolin, fluorite, potash, gems, coal, oil shale, and natural gas etc. The National Economic and Social Development Plan is significant and important in determining the country’s economic and social development direction. Currently, the government development plan is undertaking the National Economic and Social Development Plan No. 13, 2023- 2027, by determining performance in accordance with the mentioned period. The driving and planning of the country’s development was set within the principles of the “Sufficiency Economy Philosophy” to achieve goals in various dimensions under concrete strategies. The development objectives shall move forward in following the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy and must conform to the world sustainable development goal; SDGs, which will lead the country’s economic growth in the midst of a harmonious, modern, and progressive society along with maintaining and balancing the utilization of the environment in the long term. Steadily strengthening Thailand itself internally in order to be stable among surrounding uncertainties and to achieve the long-term 20 -year National Strategy to transform to Hi- Value and Sustainable Thailand. -16-