Facts and figures of Thailand

(2016 unless noted otherwise, numbers in parentheses refer to the OECD average or total OECD)
People: Towards better lives for all

Population (millions)

68.8

(1 289.9)

Life expectancy (years)

75.1

(80.3)

Under 15 (%)

17.7

(18.1)

Men

71.4

(77.7)

Over 65 (%)

10.9

(16.3)

Women

78.9

(82.9)

Urban population (% of total)

51.5

(80.5)

Health care expenditure, public and private (% of GDP)

4.1

(12.3)

Income inequality (Gini coefficient)

43.1

(31.8)

Education outcomes: PISA 2015 score average of reading, math and science

415

(492)

Poorest / richest region GDP per capita

5.8

(2.8)

Education expenditure, public (% of GDP)

4.1

(5.3)

Unemployment rate (% of total labour force, national estimates)

1.0

(6.3)

Labour force participation rate (% of total population ages 15-64, national estimates)

75.5

(71.3)

Youth unemployment rate (% of total labour force, ages 15-24, national estimate)

4.9

(13.9)

Men

83.5

(79.8)

Informal employment (% of total labour force)

55.6

-

Women

67.9

(63.1)

Firms with female top manager (% of firms)

64.8

(15.8)

Share of women in parliament (% of seats in national parliaments)

6.1

(28.2)
Prosperity: Boosting productivity

GDP in current billion USD

406.8

(47 394)

Share of GDP: Agriculture (%)

8.3

(1.5)

GDP growth (annual %)

3.3

(1.7)

Industry (%)

35.8

(24.3)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $)

15 682

(38 725)

Services (%)

55.8

(74.2)

GDP per capita growth (annual %)

2.9

(1.1)

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP)

0.6

(2.4)

Exchange rate (THB per USD, annual average)

35.3

-

Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)

10.7

(29.9)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

68.5

(27.8)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

11.7

(0.1)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

53.7

(27.2)

Travel services revenue (% GDP)

11.9

(1.6)

Gross FDI inflows (% of GDP)

0.4

(2.3)

Tertiary educational attainment 25-64 year-olds (%)

16.0

(35.5)
Partnerships: Sustainably financing development

General government revenue (% of GDP)

21.9

(42.2)

General government total expenditure (% of GDP)

21.3

(43.8)

General government tax revenues (% GDP)

18.2

(34.3)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

147

(147)

Public debt, total (% of GDP)

41.7

(85.6)

Total foreign exchange reserves (% of total external debt)

141

-
Planet: Conserving nature

Land area (thousand sq. km)

511

(344 044)

Agricultural land (% of land area)

43.2

(34.2)

Forest area (% of land area)

32.1

(31.3)

Arable land (% of land area)

32.9

(11.2)

Total primary energy supply (TPES) per capita (toe)

1.9

(4.1)

CO2 emissions from fuel combustion per capita (tonnes)

3.6

(9.4)

Renewables (% of TPES)

19.2

(9.7)

Fine particulate matter concentration (PM2.5, μg/m3)

26.4

(15.2)

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

26

(10.1)

Peace: Strengthening governance

Share of public sector employees in total employment

8.9

(17.7)

Corruption perceptions index

35

(69.2)

Intentional homicides (per 100 000 population)

3.5

(3.6)

% of population who feel safe walking alone at night

68

(71.4)

← 1. Gini coefficient for household disposable income as in Solt (2016). 2. Comparable OECD data not available. 3. Includes social security contributions. 4. Includes general government and state-owned enterprises debt. 5. Public sector employees include all government sector employment plus employees of publicly-owned resident enterprises and companies, operating at central, state (or regional) and local levels of government. 6. Index ranges from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

← Last year available when other than 2016 or not explicitly mentioned is marked with: * for 2015, ** for 2014, *** for 2013. The average OECD poorest-richest region GDP per capita ratio based on 2012 and 2013 values. The average OECD tertiary education attainment ratio is based on 2015 and 2016 values.

Source: Calculations based on data extracted from the databases of the following organisations: OECD, Gallup World Poll, International Energy Agency, Transparency International, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Values Surveys, and various national sources