Thailand is a country situated in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. Wih a population of almost 70 million, Bankok is the nation’s capital and largest city.
Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 6th to 11th centuries. Thailand has periodically alternated between democracy and military rule. Since the 2000s, the country has been caught in continual bitter political conflict between supporters and opponents of Thaksin Shinawatra, which resulted in two coups (in 2006 and 2014), along with the establishment of its current constitution, a nominally democratic government after the 2019 Thai general election, and large pro-democracy protests in 2020-2021. Since 2019 it has been nominally a parliamentary constitutional monarchy; however structural advantages in the constitution have ensured the military’s continued influence in politics.
Moreover, Thailand is a middle power in global affairs and a founding member of ASEAN, and it ranks very high in the Human Development Index. It has also the second largest economy in Southeast Asia and the 23rd largest in the world by PPP and it ranks 91st by nominal GDP per capita. It is classified as a newly industrialised economy with manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism as leading sectors.
About economy
The economy of Thailand is heavily export-dependent, with exports accounting for more than two-thirds of gross domestic product (GDP). Thailand exports over US$105 billion worth of goods and services annually. Major exports include cars, computers, electrical appliances, rice, textiles and footwear, fishery products, rubber, and jewellery.In 2021, Thailand was the number 24 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 25 in total exports, the number 23 in total imports, the number 103 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 29 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .
EXPORTS
The top exports of Thailand are Office Machine Parts ($20.3B), Integrated Circuits ($11.2B), Cars ($10.9B), Delivery Trucks ($9.52B), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($8.44B), exporting mostly to United States ($45.3B), China ($37.7B), Japan ($25.1B), Vietnam ($12.5B), and Australia ($12.1B).
In 2021, Thailand was the world's biggest exporter of Rubber ($5.62B), Other Fruits ($4.48B), Other Prepared Meat ($2.55B), Starches ($1.67B), and Cassava ($1.29B)
IMPORTS
The top imports of Thailand are Crude Petroleum ($20.1B), Integrated Circuits ($11.3B), Gold ($8.05B), Petroleum Gas ($6.65B), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($6.49B), importing mostly from China ($69.6B), Japan ($31.2B), Malaysia ($12.7B), United States ($12.2B), and United Arab Emirates ($9.1B).
In 2021, Thailand was the world's biggest importer of Carbon ($477M)
Fonti:
https://oec.world/en
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://www.trademap.org/
