Thailand’s GDP to slow amid tariff threats and struggle to boost tourism

Exports grew 15% in Q1, however there is expected to be a slowdown moving forward as tariffs bite, the baht remains strong and tourism faces headwinds.

Thailand’s gross domestic product GDP grew a better than expected 3.1% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period a year as the economy was boosted ahead of US president Donald Trump’s so-called Liberation Day’.

Exports grew 15% to $80.4 billion, with exports to most major economies increasing, according to official government data from National Economic and Social Development Council NESCD.

However, despite the good numbers, the NESCD said that the economy was likely to grow only between 1.3% to 2.3% in 2025 compared to a previous estimate of 2.3% to 3.3%, which is in line with the Bank of Thailand...

¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved.

FinanceAsia has updated its subscription model.

Registered readers now have the opportunity to read 5 articles from our award-winning website for free.

To obtain unlimited access to our award-winning exclusive news and analysis, we offer subscription packages, including single user, team subscription (2-5 users), or office-wide licences.

To help you and your colleagues access our proprietary content, please contact us at [email protected], or +(852) 2122 5222

Article limit is reached.

Hello! You have used up all of your free articles on FinanceAsia.

To obtain unlimited access to our award-winning exclusive news and analysis, we offer subscription packages, including single user, team subscription (2-5 users), or office-wide licences. To help you and your colleagues access our proprietary content, please contact us at [email protected], or +(852) 2122 5222