Thai Prime Minister Orders GDP Forecast Revision After Citing Stronger Investment and Export Data

Key summary

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated on October 24, 2026, that Thailand's GDP growth for the year will exceed the previously estimated 2.1%. He directed the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) to review data showing foreign investment in the first half of the year was approximately 30% higher than the full previous year, exports expanded by over 20%, and corporate and individual income tax collections increased. The government plans to discuss appropriate growth trends with business chambers and is promoting clean energy self-generation for households while leveraging infrastructure to connect the ASEAN market of roughly 700 million people.