Thailand BIP Veränderung zum Vorjahr

The World Bank has revised its forecast for Thailand’s economic growth in 2025 to 1.8%, a sharp downgrade from the 2.9% projected in January. In its semi-annual Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank cited higher tariffs and heightened uncertainty as significant headwinds to growth. This follows similar downward revisions by the IMF in April. The World Bank expects Thailand’s GDP growth to slow further in 2026, reaching just 1.7%. Last month, Thailand’s National Economic and Social Development Council also cut its 2025 growth forecast to a range of 1.3% to 2.3%, down from an earlier range of 2.3% to 3.3%. It lowered its export growth forecast as well, to 1.8% from 3.5%, largely due to the impact of US tariffs. In 2024, the Thai economy grew by 2.5%, slightly below the official target of 2.7%.