Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Thailand
Thailand: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 2.36 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Thailand, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Thailand stood at 2.36.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.8% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Thailand peaked at 7.04 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -6.39, in 2020.
Thailand ranks 65th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.69 | — |
| 2001 | 1.83 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 4.05 | +121.3% |
| 2003 | 5.67 | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 4.75 | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 2.57 | -45.9% |
| 2006 | 4.22 | +64.2% |
| 2007 | 3.46 | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 0.43 | -87.6% |
| 2009 | -1.54 | -458.1% |
| 2010 | 7.04 | -557.1% |
| 2011 | -2.45 | -134.8% |
| 2012 | 6.47 | -364.1% |
| 2013 | 5.36 | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 0.59 | -89.0% |
| 2015 | 3.03 | +413.6% |
| 2016 | 4.03 | +33.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6 | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 2.93 | -36.3% |
| 2019 | 2.68 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | -6.39 | -338.4% |
| 2021 | 1.19 | -118.6% |
| 2022 | 1.55 | +30.3% |
| 2023 | 0.48 | -69.0% |
| 2024 | 3.27 | +581.2% |
| 2025 | 2.36 | -27.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 2.36 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43, 97% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 2.36 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.31, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +581.2% | 0.48 | 3.27 |
| 2010 | +557.1% | -1.54 | 7.04 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.71 | -1.54 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.43 | -2.45 | 7.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.41 | -6.39 | 3.27 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 63 Azerbaijan 2.39 compare
- 63 Cyprus 2.39 compare
- 65 Bangladesh 2.36 compare
- 67 Algeria 2.33 compare
- 67 Niger 2.33 compare
More work & labour data for Thailand
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7165 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7773 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1451 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 45,410 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 19,963 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,079 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 22,476 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 45,555 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Thailand?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Thailand was 2.36 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 7.04 in 2010.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.39 in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Thailand ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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