Bangkok Post
Thailand unveils high-income action plan
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In a bid to reach high-income nation status by 2037, Thailand has forged an ambitious action plan between economic policymakers, state agencies and industry leaders to channel capital into high-capability manufacturing, digital ecosystems, and green infrastructure.
Key facts
- In a bid to reach high-income nation status by 2037, Thailand has forged an ambitious action plan between economic policymakers, state agencies and industry leaders to channel capital into high-capability manufacturing, digital ecosystems,
- Speaking on the sidelines of the Bangkok Business Summit 2026, key economic architects outlined a coordinated roadmap to overhaul productivity and shift the country's growth focus from low-cost assembly to an investment-led,
- According to the World Bank, reaching the high-income threshold by 2037 would require GDP per capita growth to average 5.4% annually over the next decade -- a sharp acceleration from the 2.2% average pace recorded since the Covid-19
- He highlighted the urgent need for climate-resilient investments in the flood-prone Chao Phraya river basin -- which generates 66% of national GDP -- alongside reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels by scaling up solar and clean energy
- The Bangkok Business Summit 2026 centred on the theme of "Reinvent Thailand, Resilient Asean", an initiative that began last year to establish strategic priorities for future development.
- The Bangkok Business Summit served as a curtain-raiser for the 2026 IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings, which will return to Bangkok from Oct 12-18
Summary
Speaking on the sidelines of the Bangkok Business Summit 2026, key economic architects outlined a coordinated roadmap to overhaul productivity and shift the country's growth focus from low-cost assembly to an investment-led, high-capability economy.
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