Thailand is the 40 most competitive nation in the world out of 140 countries ranked in the 2019 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. Competitiveness Rank in Thailand averaged 35.31 from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 40.00 in 2017 and a record low of 28.00 in 2008. source: World Economic Forum



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Business Confidence 43.50 47.70 points Apr 2026
Capacity Utilization 64.61 58.81 percent Mar 2026
Vehicle Production 133413.00 117952.00 Units Mar 2026
Passenger Car Sales 22526.00 16386.00 Units Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories 180513.00 -117955.00 THB Million Dec 2025
Coincident Index 105.60 106.30 points Mar 2026
Corruption Index 33.00 34.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 116.00 107.00 Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY 0.75 0.09 percent Mar 2026
Industrial Production Mom 1.76 -1.95 percent Mar 2026
Leading Economic Index 162.47 164.92 points Mar 2026
Private Investment MoM -3.50 1.90 percent Mar 2026
Domestic Car Sales 59865.00 48242.00 Units Mar 2026


Thailand Competitiveness Rank
The most recent 2018 edition of Global Competitiveness Report assesses 140 economies. In 2018, the World Economic Forum introduced a new methodology emphasizing the role of human capital, innovation, resilience and agility, as not only drivers but also defining features of economic success in the 4th Industrial Revolution. As a result, the GCI scale changed to 1 to 100 from 1 to 7, with higher average score meaning higher degree of competitiveness. The report is made up of 98 variables organized into twelve pillars with the most important including: institutions; infrastructure; ICT adoption; macroeconomic stability; health; skills; product market; labour market; financial system; market size; business dynamism; and innovation capability.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
40.00 38.00 40.00 28.00 2007 - 2019 Yearly