Thailand: 29th largest economy, 43rd in military spending

1 party tied to Thailand added to the US, UK or EU lists in the last 180 days.

• 2026-10-08 · added · INTER SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT CO LTD (entity) · UK list ↗

≥ 70 events in or near Thailand, last 30 daysi reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.

• 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Pattaya, Chon Buri, Thailand · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
• 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Pattaya, Chon Buri, Thailand · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
• 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Lang Suan, Chumphon, Thailand · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
• 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Bangkok, Krung Thep Mahanakhon, Thailand · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded

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• ◆ steady: US-China strategic competition over Taiwan

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• Representative of Thailand · Representative, Thailand · 27 Oct

  “Amid challenges including climate change, public health and sustainable development, States must balance investment protection with their legitimate right to regulate in the public interest”

  Policy · about International investment law, Climate change, Public health transcript ↗

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• Population71.6M2025
• Population growth-0.1%2025
• Urban population62.8%2025
• Land area511k km²2023

• GDP$577B2025
• GDP (purchasing power)$1.9T2025
• GDP per person$8.1k2025
• GDP per person (purchasing power)$26.3k2025
• GDP growth2.4%2025

• Exports, share of GDP71.1%2025
• Imports, share of GDP67.3%2025
• Fuels, share of goods exports3.4%2024
• Exports of goods and services$411B2025
• Imports of goods and services$388B2025

• Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)466 TWh2024
• Primary energy consumption1.4k TWh2024
• Energy use per person19.8 MWh2024
• Electricity generation188 TWh2025
• Electricity from fossil fuels83.4%2025

• Military spending$5.5B2024
• Military spending, share of GDP1.1%2024
• Armed forces personnel455k2020
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$73M2024
• Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$5M2024

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• Bank for International Settlements, central bank policy rates ↗ · BIS statistics, free reuse with attribution · 2026
• World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2020-2025
• Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2024-2025
• IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
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