Talk:Economy of Thailand

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21/08/2009

The phrase "anchor economy" is used early on, with no definition or link - this needs to be defined. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.10.99.98 (talk) 04:01, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

12/19/2006

This page could really use some stuff about the financial crisis.

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I'm just wondering where the GDP of 177BLN come up from.

I found different values looking on The World Bank website. Also the CIA -FACTBOOK value is different.

Nominal vs PPP GDP
The 177 b GDP number appears to be a nominal GDP based on current exchange rates. Often, the World Bank, CIA or other sources will use a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)-based exchange rate, which adjusts the nominal number based on cost of living in the particular country. For example, the nominal GDP per capita in Thailand may be 80,000 B per year, which would be about US$2,000 based on an exchange rateof 40 B/US$. However, the things you can buy with 80,000 B in Thailand may cost you more like US$8,000 in the US, so the PPP-based GDP per capita would be US$8,000. I've usually seen a PPP/nominal ratio of between 4-5 for Thailand, hence the CIA factbook giving a PPP-based Thai GDP of around US$570 billion.

Hope that helps - Dr Biz —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.144.143.9 (talk • contribs).

The world's second largest producer of tungsten? US Geological Survey (minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/tungsten/mcs-2008-tungs.pdf) - lists the largest producers as China, Russia, Canada, and Austria. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.91.185.131 (talk) 01:41, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Merger Proposal
I suggested merging Motorbike Thailand into this page. Any comments? Sue H. Ping 20:21, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Rubber?
Rubber is both in the agriculture and mining sections. Where should it be? Avalokitesvara (talk) 10:28, 15 April 2010 (UTC)


 * The former. I've removed the mention in the mining section. --Paul_012 (talk) 14:11, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Twentieth century impressions of Siam
Twentieth century impressions of Siam (1908) contains articles on the history of the economy in Thailand in the early 20th century as follows:
 * Finance by W. J. F. Williamson, ''Financial Adviser to the
 * Imports, Exports, and Shipping by Norman Maxwell, Principal of the Statistical Office of H.S.M.'s Customs, p.135ff
 * Rice by A. E. Stiven, Manager of the Borneo Company, Ltd., Rice Mill, Bangkok, p.144ff
 * The Teak Industry by A. J. C. Dickson, p.170ff
 * Mines and Mining Administration by John H. Heal, R.S.M., F.G.S., Inspector-General of the Royal Department of Mines and Geology p.182ff

--Pawyilee (talk) 14:11, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Mining in Thailand
Mining in Thailand presently exists only as Economy_of_ Thailand#Mining and minerals, and Category:Mining in Thailand contains only the article Banpu. The above mentioned Impressions Mines and Mining Administration says author John H. Heal, R.S.M., F.G.S., was then Inspector-General of the Royal Department of Mines and Geology.

As to the red link, a blocked web site says The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Thailand was founded on 1st January, 1891. The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Thailand was established by King Chulalongkorn the Great (King Rama V) under the Royal Department of Mines and Geology. On that days the activities of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Thailand was related to the field of development and exploration of mineral resources in Thailand. (The blacklisted website is gis mapsofworld com / government / government-agencies / department-of-mineral-resources-thailand html)

Another Imressions article, Royal Survey Work by R. W. Giblin, F.R.G.S., Director of the Royal Survey Department (p.131ff,) also figures in the establishment of the department of mines and geology. --Pawyilee (talk) 15:09, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

This page is a mess
This is barely readable and the "current government" of Mr. Somsak hasn't been accurate for 4 years now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.49.227.102 (talk) 12:06, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Consistency Issue
The second paragraph says Thailand has the 24th-largest economy, while the infobox on the right says it's the 23rd.

Grammar Issues
I've repaired most of the grammar issues. Can someone just make sure they're okay? 19:25, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Rep: Thank you. I have checked what you've edited, and think they're o.k. As I wrote from the top of the page to the GDP per capita section, I had been waiting for someone to help me edit. One of what you've repaired was by me, actually :) However, the others (e.g. the word "with regards to (with 's')" was done by somebody else who edited from my correct spelling to his wrong one.

P.s. There is always someone who comes into this page and change the correct data I gathered to the inaccurate ones.

Vandalism
This page is vandalised (in the Historical background 1955-1985 section) yet I can't fix it for some reason, needs someone with more experience. -78.70.122.234 (talk) 12:05, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
 * The vandalism had already been reverted, but there appears to have been a caching issue. Purged the page and it's gone now. --Paul_012 (talk) 19:44, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Infobox flag icons
Per WP:INFOBOXFLAG, "Generally, flag icons should not be used in infoboxes, even when there is a 'country', 'nationality' or equivalent field: they are unnecessarily distracting and give undue prominence to one field among many. Flag icons should only be inserted in infoboxes in those cases where they convey information in addition to the text. Flag icons are visually distracting in infoboxes..." They're inappropriate in this article.  Mini  apolis  14:36, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

External link to tariff data
Hello everyone, I am working for the International Trade Centre (ITC), a UN/WTO agency that aims to promote sustainable economic development through trade promotion. I would like to propose the addition of an external link (http://www.macmap.org/QuickSearch/FindTariff/FindTariff.aspx?subsite=open_access&country=SCC764%7cThailand&source=1|ITC Market Access Map) that leads directly to our online database of customs tariffs applied by Thailand. Visitors can easily look up market access information for Thailand by selecting the product and partner of their interest. I would like you to consider this link under the WP:ELYES #3 prescriptions. Moreover, the reliability and the pertinence of this link can be supported by the following facts 1) ITC is part of the United Nations, and aims to share trade and market access data on by country and product as a global public good 2) No registration is required to access this information 3) Market access data (Tariffs and non-tariff measures) are regularly updated

Thank you, Divoc (talk) 08:51, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

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World Bank report that after the 1997 Asian financial crisis Income in the northeast, the poorest part of Thailand, has risen by 46 percent from 1998 to 2001 due to Education For All. Nationwide poverty fell from 21.3 to 11.3 percent. 124.121.4.173 (talk) 14:18, 25 October 2023 (UTC)