Thailand Labour Force Participation Rate
2011 - 2025 | Monthly | % | National Statistical Office
Key information about Thailand Labour Force Participation Rate
- Thailand Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 67.4 % in Feb 2025, compared with 67.5 % in the previous month.
- Thailand Labour Force Participation Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 2011 to Feb 2025, with an average rate of 68.8 % .
- The data reached the an all-time high of 73.6 % in Jul 2011 and a record low of 66.1 % in Oct 2019.
- Thailand Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by National Statistical Office.
- In the latest reports, Thailand Population reached 66.0 million people in Dec 2024.
- Unemployment Rate of Thailand dropped to 0.8 % in Dec 2024.
- The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 442.5 USD in Dec 2024.
View Thailand's Labour Force Participation Rate from Jan 2011 to Feb 2025 in the chart:
What was Thailand's Labour Force Participation Rate in Feb 2025?
Thailand Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 67.4 % in Feb 2025, compared with 67.5 % in the previous month. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67.4 Feb 2025 | 67.5 Jan 2025 | 66.1 Oct 2019 | 73.6 Jul 2011 | % | monthly | Jan 2011 - Feb 2025 |
Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 63.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | 41.7 2018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) | 62.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 60.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 66.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Jan 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 77.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 63.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bahrain (%) | 70.9 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 61.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Belarus (%) | 86.8 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 71.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 77.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2022 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 47.8 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 68.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Brazil (%) | 62.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Jan 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 64.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 55.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 87.4 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
| Canada (%) | 64.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Feb 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 62.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| China (%) | 65.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 64.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 54.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Cyprus (%) | 65.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 60.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | 74.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 64.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 43.4 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| Estonia (%) | 66.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 75.8 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Finland (%) | 67.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | May 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| France (%) | 74.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 53.3 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 56.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 63.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 59.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 56.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 68.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 79.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| India (%) | 45.1 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Indonesia (%) | 70.6 Aug 2024 | semiannually | Feb 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 41.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2018 - Dec 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 66.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 62.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jan 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 67.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 66.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Japan (%) | 63.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Jan 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 38.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 68.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | 67.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 63.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 42.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | 74.1 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 58.7 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 66.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 68.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 45.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 63.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 55.0 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 67.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 52.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2023 - Dec 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 67.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 70.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 83.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 58.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 59.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 42.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Dec 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 62.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 64.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 43.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | 79.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 60.7 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Nepal (%) | 39.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Netherlands (%) | 72.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 71.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 82.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 65.3 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
| Oman (%) | 67.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 32.3 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 45.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 63.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 71.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 72.4 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 63.9 Jan 2025 | quarterly | Jul 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 58.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 60.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2024 |
| Qatar (%) | 87.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Romania (%) | 51.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 68.4 Feb 2024 | monthly | Aug 2009 - Feb 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 61.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2016 - Mar 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 56.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 61.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 58.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 60.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 58.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Dec 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 46.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Sudan (%) | 47.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | 74.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 67.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Syria (%) | 38.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -5.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,579.976 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 67,624.756 2023 | yearly | 1984 - 2023 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.2 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 316,226.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 56.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (THB bn) | 5,366.801 2029 | yearly | 1995 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (THB bn) | 14,934.651 2029 | yearly | 1996 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (THB bn) | 4,743.913 2029 | yearly | 1995 - 2029 |
| Govt Revenue: Gross: Excise Dept (THB mn) | 47,541.47 Jun 2018 | monthly | Oct 1989 - Jun 2018 |
| Govt Revenue: Gross: Revenue Dept: Value Added Tax (THB mn) | 68,616.81 Jun 2018 | monthly | Oct 1989 - Jun 2018 |
| Total Public Debt as % of GDP (%) | 64.130 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.640 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,880.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 25,277.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1990 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 11.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 1,474,770.435 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 425,949.614 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 187,991.703 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 27,157.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 6.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,944,018.232 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,208,010.738 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 4,777.942 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 1,745.124 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 2,531.405 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1978 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 8,223.661 Jan 2025 | monthly | Apr 1974 - Jan 2025 |
| MoC: Imports: Custom Basis (THB mn) | 938,112.013 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| MoC: Exports: Custom Basis (THB mn) | 862,366.563 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1990 - Jan 2025 |
| MoC: Trade Balance: Custom Basis (THB mn) | -75,745.450 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports Volume: Liquefied Natural Gas (Cub ft mn) | 36,790.499 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 2,287.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 2,656.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jan 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 4.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | -517.0 Jul 2020 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jul 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 2,765.600 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 2.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 1,315.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 1,450.320 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 200,924.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 38.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 87,533.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 15.7 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 18.156 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 42,929.370 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| BOP: USD: Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 2,656.850 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Private Investment Index (PII): Seasonally Adjusted (SA) (2010=100) | 139.20 Jun 2018 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jun 2018 |
| FDI: Manufacturing (THB mn) | 19,572.550 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| FDI: Mining & Quarrying (THB mn) | 53.250 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| FDI: Construction (THB mn) | 1,520.740 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| FDI: Financial & Insurance Activities (THB mn) | -3,517.230 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Agr, Forestry & Fishing (THB mn) | -17.370 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.0 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2019 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 88.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 14,453.992 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 96,163.304 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 788,311.637 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Feb 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 216,711.1 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Feb 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 7.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 21,558.150 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Feb 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 525,871.042 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 2.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 802,561.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 2.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 15.300 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 511.678 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 982.668 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Sep 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 436,311.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2022 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 512,098.834 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | -0.33 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 166.09 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2024 |
| Monetary Aggregates (MA): Broad Money (THB mn) | 26,487,271.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| MA: Quasi Money (THB mn) | 23,256,185.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| MA: Narrow Money (NM) (THB mn) | 3,231,087.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Private Credits (THB mn) | 30,699,864.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Jan 2025 |
| Credit: Outs: CB: Individuals (THB mn) | 6,181,675.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Credit: Outs: CB: Businesses (THB mn) | 6,918,435.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Deposit: Outs: CB: Individuals (THB mn) | 9,063,917.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Deposit: Outs: CB: Businesses (THB mn) | 5,531,867.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Competitiveness Index (Score) | 68.112 2019 | yearly | 2017 - 2019 |
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 0.2 Feb 2025 | monthly | Feb 2000 - Feb 2025 |
| Leading Economic Index (LEI): BOT: Seasonally Adjusted (2000=100) | 150.37 Jun 2018 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jun 2018 |
| Trade and Services Sentiment Index (TSSI): MSME: Present (NA) | 53.100 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Jan 2025 |
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