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Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, and formerly known as Siam, is a country located in Mainland Southeast Asia. It shares land borders with Myanmar to the west and northwest, Laos to the east and northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south.
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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 33/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.6 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 4.1
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 74 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 16 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Bangkok
- Population
- 65,859,640 inh.
- Area
- 513,120 km²
- Currency
- THB
- Regime
- constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Rama X
Head of Government
Paethongtarn Shinawatra
Government in office 20 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères
Sihasak Phuangketkeow
Minister of Defence of Thailand
Adul Boonthumjaroen
Minister of Interior of Thailand
Anutin Charnvirakul
ministre des Finances
Ekniti Nitithanprapas
Minister of Justice of Thailand
Rutthaphon Naowarat
Minister of Education of Thailand
Prasert Chanthararuangthong
Minister of Higher Education,Science,Research and Innovation
Yodchanan Wongsawat
Minister of Public Health
Pattana Promphat
Minister of Energy
Akanat Promphan
Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office of Thailand
Paradorn Prissananantakul
Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Suriya Juangroongruangkit
Minister of Commerce of Thailand
Suphajee Suthumpun
Minister of Culture
Sabida Thaiseth
Minister of Digital Economy and Society
Chaichanok Chidchob
Minister of Industry
Varawut Silpa-archa
Minister of Labour
Chulaphan Amornwiwat
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
Suchart Chomklin
Minister of Social Development and Human Security
Nikorn Soemklang
Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand
Surasak Phancharoenworakul
ministre des Transports
Phipat Ratchakitprakarn
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
500 seats
Inception 1932
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
577 G$
GDP / capita
8,057 $
Growth
2.4 %
Inflation
-0.1 %
Unemployment
0.8 %
Debt / GDP
61.9 %
Defense / GDP
1.1 %
Life expectancy
76.6 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.42/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
33/100
Corruption (CPI)
33/100
Press freedom (RSF)
54/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#45
Annual budget
5.6 Md$
Defense effort
1.0 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #6 Étain 3 % 2024
- #5 Gypse 5 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
287 Md$
Imports
290 Md$
Balance
-3 Md$
Top exports
- 11.0% Voitures + pièces 32 Md$
- 7.5% Ordinateurs + composants 22 Md$
- 4.5% Caoutchouc + plastiques 13 Md$
Top imports
- 11.0% Pétrole brut 32 Md$
- 5.0% Circuits intégrés 14 Md$
Export partners
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États-Unis
17.0%
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Chine
12.0%
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Japon
8.5%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
38%
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GBR
39%
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FRA
44%
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DEU
44%
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RUS
60%
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CHN
67%
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IND
65%
Abstention: 23%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
- 2026-02-08
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.798/1
Gini
33.3
Refugees hosted
84,017
Refugees originating
327
National anthem
Phleng Chat
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- APEC
- ASEAN
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,873 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 5,505, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2024 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)