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General Information

Region		South-eastern Asia
Population (000, 2019)		69 626
Pop. density (per km2, 2019)		136.3
Capital city		Bangkok
Capital city pop. (000, 2019)		10 350.2
UN membership date		16-Dec-46
Surface area (km2)		513 120^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		94.9
National currency		Baht (THB)
Exchange rate (per US$)		32.4^b

Economic indicators

	2005	2010	2019
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	189 318	341 105	455 303^a
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2010 prices)	4.2	7.5	3.9^a
GDP per capita (current US$)	2 893.6	5 075.3	6 595.0^a
Economy: Agriculture^c,d (% of Gross Value Added)	9.2	10.5	8.7^a
Economy: Industry^c,d (% of Gross Value Added)	38.6	40	35.1^a
Economy: Services and other activity^c,d (% of GVA)	52.2	49.5	56.3^a
Employment: Agriculture^e (% of employed)	42.6	38.2	31.2
Employment: Industry^e (% of employed)	20.3	20.6	22.5
Employment: Services^e (% employed)	37.1	41.1	46.3
Unemployment (% of labour force)	1.4	0.6	1.4^e
Labour force participation^e (female/male pop. %)	65.7 / 81.5	63.8 / 80.0	59.2 / 75.9
CPI: Consumer Price Index^f (2010=100)	87	100	112^b
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	98	114	118^g
International trade: Exports (million current US$)	110 110	195 312	253 430^e,b
International trade: Imports (million current US$)	118 164	182 393	250 524^e,b
International trade: Balance (million current US$)	- 8 054	12 918	2 905^b
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	- 7 642	11 486	35 159^b

Social indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Population growth rate^h (average annual %)	0.8	0.5	0.4ⁱ
Urban population (% of total population)	37.4	43.9	50.7
Urban population growth rate^h (average annual %)	4.3	3.7	2.1ⁱ
Fertility rate, total^h (live births per woman)	1.6	1.6	1.5ⁱ
Life expectancy at birth^h (females/males, years)	74.9 / 67.7	76.6 / 69.8	78.9 / 71.6ⁱ
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	21.3 / 11.1	19.2 / 12.9	16.8 / 18.5
International migrant stock^j (000/% of total pop.)	2 163.4 / 3.3	3 224.1 / 4.8	3 588.9 / 5.2^a
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	149.4^k	649.4^k	583.1^b
Infant mortality rate^h (per 1 000 live births)	16.7	13.4	10.1ⁱ
Health: Current expenditure^l,m (% of GDP)	3.2	3.4	3.7^g
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	0.3ⁿ	0.4	0.8^a
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	3.9	3.5	4.1^o
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	100.4 / 103.3	96.2 / 97.4	99.5 / 99.7^a
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	75.4 / 71.9^e	85.3 / 79.6	114.3 / 119.1^a
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	47.2 / 42.0	56.5 / 44.3	57.7 / 41.1^g
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	7.3	5.4	3.2^g
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	8.8	13.3	5.4

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	15	22.4	52.9^p,a
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	0.2	0.2^q	0.6ⁱ
Threatened species (number)	221ⁿ	477	646
Forested area^e (% of land area)	31.5	31.8	32.2^g
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	247.5 / 3.7	281.9 / 4.2	316.2 / 4.7^r
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	2 144	2 952	3 283^g
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	61	74	84^g
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	11 567^s	15 936	35 592^a
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	68	71	71.7^b
Net Official Development Assist. disbursed (% of GNI)	...	~0.00	0.03^a
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	-0.09	-0.01	0.06^a

Footnotes

a		2017
b		2018
c		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
d		At producers' prices.
e		Estimate.
f		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division from national indices.
g		2016
h		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
i		2015
j		Including refugees.
k		Data as at the end of December.
l		Data revision.
m		Data refer to fiscal years ending 30 September.
n		2004
o		2013
p		Population aged 6 years and over.
q		2009
r		2014
s		Including nationals residing abroad.