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Thailand's Growth Engine is Stalling While its Neighbors Accelerate

Thailand's GDP growth was estimated at 2.5% in 2024, easing to 2.1% in 2025 and a projected 1.6% in 2026, according to IMF and AMRO estimates cited in the under

Akhyari Hananto

July 6, 2026 10:50 AM GMT+7

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Data Sources

: IMF, World Bank, AMRO ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook 2026, OECD.

Thailand's GDP growth was estimated at 2.5% in 2024, easing to 2.1% in 2025 and a projected 1.6% in 2026, according to IMF and AMRO estimates cited in the underlying analysis. A brief 3.0% expansion in the first half of 2025 did not change the IMF's assessment of mounting structural pressure. Over the same period, the ASEAN+3 bloc grew 4.3% in 2025 and is projected at 4.0% in 2026.

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