The benchmark interest rate in Thailand was last recorded at 1.75 percent. This dataset provides - Thailand Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Thailand Policy Rate

• Thailand cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End) was set at 2.00 % pa in Feb 2025, compared with 2.25 % pa in the previous Jan 2025.
• Thailand Policy Rate averaged 1.75 % pa and is updated monthly, available from May 2000 to Feb 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 5.00 % pa in Dec 2006 and a record low of 0.50 % pa in Jul 2022.

• In the latest reports, Thailand Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: BIBOR 3 Months was reported at 2.15 % pa in Feb 2025.
• Its Long Term Interest Rate (Long Term Interest Rate: Month End: Thailand: Government Bond Yield: 10 Years) was reported at 2.30 % pa in Jan 2025.
• Thailand Exchange Rate against USD averaged 34.91 (USD/THB) in Jun 2023.
• Its Real Effective Exchange Rate was 124.26 in Dec 2024.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Thailand expanded 3.10 percent in the first quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. This dataset provides - Thailand GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Thailand was reported at 140 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Thailand - Lower secondary completion rate, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Abstract

The World Bank is interested in gauging the views of clients and partners who are either involved in development in Thailand or who observe activities related to social and economic development. The World Bank Country Assessment Survey is meant to give the World Bank's team that works in Thailand, greater insight into how the Bank's work is perceived. This is one tool the World Bank uses to assess the views of its critical stakeholders. With this understanding, the World Bank hopes to develop more effective strategies, outreach and programs that support development in Thailand. The World Bank commissioned an independent firm to oversee the logistics of this effort in Thailand.

The survey was designed to achieve the following objectives: - Assist the World Bank in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Thailand perceive the Bank; - Obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders in Thailand regarding: · Their views regarding the general environment in Thailand; · Their overall attitudes toward the World Bank in Thailand; · Overall impressions of the World Bank's effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Thailand; and · Perceptions of the World Bank's future role in Thailand. - Use data to help inform Thailand country team's strategy.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

Stakeholder

Universe

Stakeholders of the World Bank in Thailand

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

In March-May 2013, 315 stakeholders of the World Bank in Thailand were invited to provide their opinions on the Bank's assistance to the country by participating in a country survey. Participants in the survey were drawn from among the Office of the Prime Minister; the office of a Parliamentarian; employees of a ministry, ministerial department, or implementation agency; consultants/ contractors working on World Bank-supported projects/programs; project management units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of a project; local government officials or staff; bilateral and multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; private foundations; the financial sector/private banks; civil society organizations; community-based organization; the media; independent government institutions; trade unions; faith-based groups, academia/research institutes/think tanks; judiciary branches, and other organizations.

Mode of data collection

Mail Questionnaire [mail]

Research instrument

The Questionnaire consists of 8 Sections:

A. General Issues Facing Thailand: Respondents were asked to indicate what they thought were the top three most important development priorities in the country.

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank: Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the World Bank, the Bank’s effectiveness in Thailand, Bank staff preparedness to help Thailand solve its development challenges, their agreement with various statements regarding the Bank’s work, and the extent to which the Bank is an effective development partner. Respondents were also asked to indicate the sectoral areas on which it would be most productive for the Bank to focus its resources, the Bank’s greatest values and greatest weaknesses in its work, the most effective instruments in helping to reduce poverty in Thailand, with which stakeholder groups the Bank should collaborate more, and to what reasons respondents attributed failed or slow reform efforts.

C. World Bank Effectiveness and Results: Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the Bank’s work helps achieve development results in Thailand and the extent to which the Bank meets Thailand’s needs for knowledge services and financial instruments.

D. The World Bank’s Knowledge: Respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they consult Bank knowledge work, the areas on which the Bank should focus its research efforts, and to rate the effectiveness and quality of the Bank’s knowledge work/activities, including how significant of a contribution they makes to development results and the technical quality.

E. Working with the World Bank: Respondents were asked to rate their level of agreement with a series of statements regarding working with the Bank, such as the World Bank’s “Safeguard Policy” requirements being reasonable, the Bank imposing reasonable conditions on its lending, disbursing funds promptly, increasing Thailand’s institutional capacity, and providing effective implementation support, etc.

F. The Future Role of the World Bank in Thailand: Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the Bank should play in Thailand’s development in the near future and to indicate what the Bank should do to make itself of greater value.

G. Communication and Information Sharing: Respondents were asked to indicate how they get information about economic and social development issues, how they prefer to receive information from the Bank, and their usage and evaluation of the Bank’s websites. Respondents were asked about their awareness of the Bank’s Access to Information policy, past information requests from the Bank, and their level of agreement that they use more data from the World Bank as a result of the Bank’s Open Data policy. Respondents were also asked about their level of agreement that they know how to find information from the Bank and that the Bank is responsive to information requests. They were also asked to indicate how often they access World Bank information online and how valuable they consider the information they receive from the Bank’s social media channels. Respondents also indicated the type of e-services they are currently subscribed to.

H. Background Information: Respondents were asked to indicate their current position, specialization, whether they professionally collaborate with the World Bank, their exposure to the Bank in Thailand, and their geographic location.

Response rate

A total of 110 stakeholders participated in the survey (35% response rate).

Thailand TH: Risk Premium on Lending: Lending Rate Minus Treasury Bill Rate data was reported at 3.084 % pa in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.058 % pa for 2016. Thailand TH: Risk Premium on Lending: Lending Rate Minus Treasury Bill Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 2.757 % pa from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2017, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.536 % pa in 2009 and a record low of 1.618 % pa in 2006. Thailand TH: Risk Premium on Lending: Lending Rate Minus Treasury Bill Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.World Bank.WDI: Interest Rates. Risk premium on lending is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the 'risk free' treasury bill interest rate at which short-term government securities are issued or traded in the market. In some countries this spread may be negative, indicating that the market considers its best corporate clients to be lower risk than the government. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics database.; ;

Inflation Rate in Thailand decreased by 0.25 percent in June from -0.57 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Thailand Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about Thailand Real Effective Exchange Rate

• Thailand Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER: 2005=100: Month Avg: Thailand) was 124.2 in Jan 2025, compared with the number of 124.3 in the previous month.
• Thailand Real Effective Exchange Rate data is updated monthly and averaged 137.9 from Jan 1994 to Jan 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 137.9 in Jun 1997 and a record low of 78.1 in Jan 1998.

• In the latest reports, Thailand Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: BIBOR 3 Months was reported at 2.1 % pa in Feb 2025.
• The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End) was set at 2.0 % pa in Feb 2025.
• Thailand Exchange Rate against USD averaged 34.9 (USD/THB) in Jun 2023.

Thailand TH: Adolescents Out of School: % of Lower Secondary School Age data was reported at 12.181 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.422 % for 2014. Thailand TH: Adolescents Out of School: % of Lower Secondary School Age data is updated yearly, averaging 8.343 % from Dec 1973 (Median) to 2015, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.452 % in 1973 and a record low of 3.579 % in 2009. Thailand TH: Adolescents Out of School: % of Lower Secondary School Age data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Thailand TH: Trained Teachers in Lower Secondary Education: % of Total Teachers data was reported at 100.000 % in 2015. Thailand TH: Trained Teachers in Lower Secondary Education: % of Total Teachers data is updated yearly, averaging 100.000 % from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2015, with 1 observations. Thailand TH: Trained Teachers in Lower Secondary Education: % of Total Teachers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.World Bank: Education Statistics. Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted Average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Unemployment Rate in Thailand increased to 0.89 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from 0.88 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Thailand Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Thailand TH: Adolescents Out of School: Female: % of Female Lower Secondary School Age data was reported at 13.334 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 11.415 % for 2014. Thailand TH: Adolescents Out of School: Female: % of Female Lower Secondary School Age data is updated yearly, averaging 12.374 % from Dec 1973 (Median) to 2015, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81.396 % in 1973 and a record low of 2.020 % in 2007. Thailand TH: Adolescents Out of School: Female: % of Female Lower Secondary School Age data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.World Bank.WDI: Education Statistics. Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Notes:1) The reference group is represented by men aged 60 years or older, who are not currently married, have no education or lower than primary education, are economically active, reported good health, did not experience loss/injury of family members in the 2004 tsunami, live in a household with no disabled family members, have a monthly income < 10,000 THB and have a house that is not located on a coastline.2) To convert incomes from Thai Baht (THB) into US dollars (USD), the exchange rate of 32.87 THB: 1 USD was used. The exchange rate was obtained from the Bank of Thailand as of April 30, 2015: (https://www.bot.or.th/thai/statistics/financialmarkets/exchangerate/_layouts/application/exchangerate/exchangerate.aspx, retrieved on May 4, 2015)Descriptive statistics of the sample.

Thailand TH: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Lower Secondary data was reported at 25.505 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 20.878 % for 2012. Thailand TH: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Lower Secondary data is updated yearly, averaging 21.789 % from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2015, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.505 % in 2015 and a record low of 20.379 % in 2008. Thailand TH: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Lower Secondary data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.World Bank: Education Statistics. Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted Average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Thailand TH: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Lower Secondary: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data was reported at 42.595 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 38.813 % for 2013. Thailand TH: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Lower Secondary: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 29.941 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 42.595 % in 2016 and a record low of 3.200 % in 1970. Thailand TH: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Lower Secondary: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.World Bank: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; ;

Consumer Confidence in Thailand decreased to 52.70 points in June from 54.20 points in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Thailand Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Thailand TH: Lower Secondary School Starting Age data was reported at 12.000 Year in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 12.000 Year for 2016. Thailand TH: Lower Secondary School Starting Age data is updated yearly, averaging 12.000 Year from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.000 Year in 1978 and a record low of 12.000 Year in 2017. Thailand TH: Lower Secondary School Starting Age data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.World Bank: Education Statistics. Lower secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; ;

Minimum Wages in Thailand increased to 374 THB/Day in 2025 from 363 THB/Day in 2024. This dataset provides - Thailand Minimum Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

TH: Trained Teachers in Lower Secondary Education: Female: % of Female Teachers data was reported at 100.000 % in 2015. TH: Trained Teachers in Lower Secondary Education: Female: % of Female Teachers data is updated yearly, averaging 100.000 % from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2015, with 1 observations. TH: Trained Teachers in Lower Secondary Education: Female: % of Female Teachers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.World Bank: Education Statistics. Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted Average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Thailand TH: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: Male: % of Children Under 5 data was reported at 16.400 % in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.500 % for 2006. Thailand TH: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: Male: % of Children Under 5 data is updated yearly, averaging 16.500 % from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2012, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.300 % in 1987 and a record low of 16.400 % in 2012. Thailand TH: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: Male: % of Children Under 5 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.World Bank: Health Statistics. Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.; ; World Health Organization, Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition. Country-level data are unadjusted data from national surveys, and thus may not be comparable across countries.; Linear mixed-effect model estimates; Undernourished children have lower resistance to infection and are more likely to die from common childhood ailments such as diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Frequent illness saps the nutritional status of those who survive, locking them into a vicious cycle of recurring sickness and faltering growth (UNICEF, www.childinfo.org). Estimates of child malnutrition, based on prevalence of underweight and stunting, are from national survey data. The proportion of underweight children is the most common malnutrition indicator. Being even mildly underweight increases the risk of death and inhibits cognitive development in children. And it perpetuates the problem across generations, as malnourished women are more likely to have low-birth-weight babies. Stunting, or being below median height for age, is often used as a proxy for multifaceted deprivation and as an indicator of long-term changes in malnutrition.