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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
-
- NUMERICAL FAQ PART 1 (figures-1)
- Numerical aspects of Thailand
-
- * Demography
- F.1) Census
- * Economic indicators
- F.2) Thailand's key economic indicators
- F.3) Is the economy recovering?
- F.4) Direction of Trade 1992 (million baht)
- F.5) Four months' top exports
- F.6) Banks awarded Bangkok International Banking Facilities licenses
- F.7) Budget allocation
- F.8) Budget structure
- F.9) Current megaprojects
- * Economic forecasts
- F.10) Economic forecasts
- F.11) Education levels
- F.12) Education of the workforce
- F.13) Growth rate of value added of services at constant 1972 prices
- F.14) Growth rate of value added of GDP at constant 1972 prices
- F.15) Growth rate of agricultural added value at constant 1972 prices
- F.16) Growth rate of industrial value added at constant 1972 prices
- F.17) Regional GDP (GRP) growth
- F.18) Population growth rate by gender
- F.19) Electricity generating capacity for each consumer group
- F.20) Tourism targets
- F.21) Tourist forecast
- * Business
- F.22) Domestic Computer Market
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- NUMERICAL ASPECTS OF THAILAND
-
- This part describes numbers related to Thailand. List of additional
- sources for economic information of Thailand is available for anonymous
- FTP from ftp.nectec.or.th as the file sources-of-Thailand-info.txt in
- directory /pub/info/soc.culture.thai-faq/SCTinfo/econ-stats. This list
- is maintained by Peter Beal (bealp@morakot.nectec.or.th).
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.1) Census
-
- On July 1 1993, Thailand had:
- ('000)
- 1) Total population 58,120
- 2) Gender distribution
- Male 29,043
- Female 29,077
- 3) Urban population 17,855
- 4) Rural population 40,265
- 5) Geographical distribution
- North 9,445
- Northeast 19,592
- South 7,108
- Central/East (excl. Bangkok Metro) 14,518
- Bangkok Metro 7,457
- 6) Age distribution
- less than 15 16,738
- 15 thru 59 37,139
- 60 and above 4,243
- 6 thru 21 19,435
- 20 and above 35,343
- Female 14 thru 44 15,004
- 7) Crude birth rate (per 1000) 17.4
- 8) Crude death rate (per 1000) 5.9
- 9) Natural increase rate of population (%) 1.15
- 10) Infant mortality (per 1000) 35.5
- 11) Life expectancy at birth
- Male 66.4
- Female 71.8
- 12) Life expectancy at age 60
- Male 17.9
- Female 21.2
- 13) Average children/woman 2.2
- 14) Birth control (%) 75.0
- 15) Estimated population in B.E.2555 (2012 A.D.) 71,310
-
- Source: Journal of Population, Institute of Population and Social
- Research, Mahidol University. October 1993.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Figures are taken from Bangkok Post Economic Review: Mid-Year 1993. August
- 1993.
-
- F.2) Thailand's key economic indicators
-
- =============================================================================
- 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992P
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Population (million persons) 54.96 55.89 56.30 56.96 57.62
- GDP
- Real GDP at 1972 prices (% change) 13.2 12.0 10.0 8.2 7.4
- Agriculture 10.2 6.6 -3.7 4.5 3.5
- Noagriculture 13.9 13.1 12.7 8.8 8.1
- GDP at current prices (bt bn) 1,507.0 1,776.0 2,086.8 2,387.3 2,671.4
- % change 20.3 17.9 17.5 14.4 11.9
- Per capita GNP (baht) 27,179 31,608 36,637 41,330 45,619
-
- Inflation 3.8 5.4 6.0 5.7 4.1
-
- External sector (bt bn)
- Exports 399.2 509.9 583.2 720.5 816.5
- % change 33.9 27.7 14.4 23.5 13.3
- Imports 500.4 650.1 838.3 967.8 1,031.0
- % change 46.2 29.9 29.0 15.5 6.5
- Trade balance -101.2 -140.2 -255.1 -247.3 -214.5
- Current account balance -41.0 -65.0 -186.2 -193.3 -169.9
- As % of GDP -2.7 -3.7 -8.9 -8.1 -6.4
- Capital movements (net) 72.7 152.2 206.9 294.7 200.0
- Private sector 74.1 159.9 238.6 268.7 197.0
- Public sector -1.4 -7.7 -31.7 26.0 3.0
- Overall balance of payments 40.5 111.5 57.0 112.4 29.7
- International reserves ($ bn) 7.1 10.5 14.3 18.4 21.2
- Total outstanding debt[1] 17.9 19.4 25.1 33.3 37.6
- Public debt 12.6 11.8 11.5 12.8 13.5
- Debt service ratio 12.9 10.6 9.1 9.8 10.3
- Public sector 7.7 5.8 5.0 4.2 3.5
-
- Public Finance (fiscal year)
- Cash balance[2] (bt bn) 30.2 59.3 103.3 123.7 85.9
- As % of GDP 2.0 3.3 5.0 5.2 3.2
-
- Money and banking[3]
- Money supply (M2, bt bn) 956.1 1,207.1 1,529.1 1,832.4 2,117.8
- % change 18.2 26.3 26.7 19.8 15.6
- Domestic credit (% change) 15.6 19.8 26.9 15.5 18.3
- Private credit (% change) 27.0 29.8 33.3 20.8 20.6
- Deposit[4] (% change) 19.0 26.8 27.5 21.4 16.2
- Interest rates, at year-end
- Prime rate 12.0 12.5- 16.25- 14.0 11.5
- 13.5 16.5
- Time deposit (1-year) 7.75- 9.5 13.0- 10.5 8.5
- 9.5 15.5
- Exchange rate (annual average)
- Baht:US$ (Exchange Equalization Fund) 25.29 25.70 25.59 25.52 25.40
-
- Notes: 1. Including short-term debt.
- 2. Including non-budgetary balance, but excluding disbursement from
- SAL 1 and 2.
- 3. Excluding the Government Savings Bank. That of the Bank of
- Thailand includes the account of the Exchange Equalization Fund.
- 4. Excluding inter-bank deposit and foreign currency deposit.
- P = preliminary figures
- =============================================================================
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.3) Is the economy recovering?
-
- ======================================================================
- --1993 Projections--
- Bank of
- 1992 Actual Thailand IMF
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Growth rates
- (Annual % change)
-
- GDP 7.5 7.8 8.0
- Exports of goods and services 14.3 13.0 12.9
- Imports of goods and services 10.4 14.0 17.0
-
- Investment-saving
- (% of GDP)
-
- Investment 36.7 37.5 37.5
- Private 27.6 27.8 27.8
- Public 9.1 9.7 9.7
-
- Saving 31.8 32.0 31.2
- Private 21.2 21.8 21.8
- Public 10.6 10.2 9.4
-
- Current account deficit 6.4 6.8 7.7
- ======================================================================
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.4) Direction of Trade 1992 (million baht)
-
- =================================================
- Exports Imports
- -------------------------------------------------
- US 184,234 135,480
- EC 162,405 148,337
- Japan 143,908 301,113
- ASEAN 104,460 130,896
- Middle East 39,004 33,965
- Eastern Europe 10,621 8,222
- Other countries 181,109 291,632
- =================================================
- (Source: Custom Department)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.5) Four months' top exports
-
- ==============================================================================
- Jan-Dec92 Jan-Dec93 Jan-Apr93 Jan-Apr93 Jan-Apr93
- Actual Target Actual Estimates Growth
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Garments 86,798 112,500 26,124 26,393 1.03%
- Computer and components 57,728 60,000 16,777 19,000 13.25%
- Gems and jewellery 36,682 42,500 11,316 12,300 8.70%
- Integrated circuits 28,622 27,000 7,924 10,100 27.46%
- Rubber 28,925 30,000 9,880 9,716 -1.66%
- Frozen shrimps/prawns 31,709 31,000 8,652 9,440 9.11%
- Footware 25,642 27,500 8,611 9,350 8.58%
- Rice 36,214 31,000 13,174 9,278 -29.57%
- Sugar 18,920 15,340 8,374 7,280 -13.06%
- Canned seafood 24,435 24,810 7,308 7,260 -0.66%
- Tapioca 29,613 23,580 10,062 7,130 -29.14%
- TVs and components 20,352 24,000 5,253 6,530 24.31%
- Plastic products 14,140 14,000 4,083 5,664 38.72%
- Cloth 17,199 18,000 5,172 5,386 4.14%
- Videos audio equipment 15,935 19,500 4,885 5,190 6.24%
- Furniture and parts 11,473 14,000 3,457 4,185 21.06%
- Rubber products 9,223 10,000 2,849 3,283 15.23%
- Frozen chiken 10,399 13,500 4,170 3,140 -24.70%
- Airconditioning 7,343 10,000 2,570 3,100 20.62%
- Toys 8,783 10,500 2,326 2,000 -14.02%
-
- Total Top 20 520,135 558,730 162,967 165,725 1.69%
- Other exports 304,517 422,270 96,320 115,275 19.68%
-
- Total exports 824,652 981,000 259,287 281,000 8.37%
- ==============================================================================
- (Source: Commerce Ministry)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.6) Banks awarded Bangkok International Banking Facilities licenses
-
- =======================================================================
- Thai Banks
-
- Bangkok Bank Nakornthon Bank
- Bangkok Bank of Commerce Siam City Bank
- Krung Thai Bank Bangkok Metropolitan Bank
- Bank of Ayudhya First Bangkok City Bank
- Thai Farmers Bank Union Bank of Bangkok
- Thai Military Bank Laem Thong Bank
- Thai Danu Bank Bank of Asia
- Siam Commercial Bank
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Foreign banks with Thai branches
-
- Chase Manhattan Bank (US) Bharat Oversea Bank (India)
- Sakura Bank (Japan) Standard Chartered Bank (UK)
- Citibank (US) Bank of Tokyo (Japan)
- Security Pacific Asian Bank (HK) Bank of America (US)
- Deutsche Bank (Germany) Banque Indosuez (France)
- Four Seas Bank (Singapore) Hong Kong and Shianghai Banking (HK)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Foreign banks without Thai branches
-
- Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada) Banque Nationale de Paris (France)
- Industrial Bank of Japan (Japan) Societa Generale (France)
- Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (Sweden)
- (Japan) Dresdner Bank (Germany)
- Sumitomo Bank (Japan) Bankers Trust Company (US)
- Sanwa Bank (Japan) American Express Bank (US)
- Mitsubishi Bank (Japan) Bank of New York (US)
- Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (Japan) Korea Exchange Bank (Korea)
- Internationale Nederlanden Bank Bank of China (China)
- (Netherlands) Development Bank of Singapore
- ABN-AMRO Bank (Netherlands) (Singapore)
- Credit Lyonnais (France)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Two foreign banks in Thailand that did not apply
-
- The International Commercial Bank of Chian (Taiwan)
- United Malayan Bank (Malaysia)
- =======================================================================
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.7) Budget allocation
-
- ================================================================
- Fiscal Fiscal Change from 1993
- 1993 1994 ----------------
- (bt bn) (bt bn) (bt bn) %
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- Economic development 110.7 130.5 19.9 17.9%
- Agriculture 48.7 59.9 11.2 23.0%
- Industry & mining 1.9 2.1 0.2 9.9%
- Transportation &
- telecommunications 46.9 53.5 6.5 13.9%
- Commerce & tourism 5.8 4.5 -1.3 -22.3%
- Science, technology
- energy & environment 7.3 10.5 3.2 44.5%
-
- Social development 206.3 240.3 34.1 16.5%
- Education 109.7 124.5 14.8 13.5%
- Public health 36.5 44.4 7.8 21.5%
- Social services 60.0 71.4 11.4 19.0%
-
- Security 114.3 125.4 11.0 9.6%
- National security 89.0 95.2 6.3 7.1%
- Interior security 25.4 30.1 4.7 18.6%
-
- General administration 65.9 69.9 4.1 6.1%
-
- Debt service 62.8 58.9 -4.0 -6.3%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- Total 560.0 625.0 65.0 11.6%
- ================================================================
- (Source: Government House)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.8) Budget structure
-
- =================================================================
- Fiscal 1993 Fiscal 1994
- ------------------ ------------------
- (bt bn) Change(%) (bt bn) Change(%)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- Expenditures 560.0 21.6% 625.0 11.6%
- (% of GDP) 17.9% 17.6%
- Fixed expenses 351.1 16.3% 375.9 7.1%
- % of total budget 62.7% 60.1%
- Investment 171.6 31.3% 213.5 24.4%
- % of total budget 30.6% 34.2%
- Debt service (pincipal) 37.3 33.7% 35.6 -4.5%
- % of total budget 7.7% 5.7%
-
- Revenue 560.0 21.6% 625.0 11.6%
- Income 534.4 16.1% 600.0 12.3%
- Borrow 25.4 - 25.0 -2.3%
-
- GDP 3,130.0 11.8% 3,550.0 13.4%
- =================================================================
- (Source: Government House)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.9) Current megaprojects
-
- ===========================================================
- Cost
- Project Due Size Bt M
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- Highway Department
-
- Don Muang tollway 1994 10,000
-
- Four-lane highways 45,900
- North 1994-98 647km 16,600
- Northeast 1993-99 231km 4,600
- East 1994-98 120km 3,000
- South 1994-98 893km 21,700
-
- Bangkok-Chon Buri
- motorway 1996 82km 13,000
-
- Outer Ring East
- Bang Pa-In to Bang Plee 1996 63km 11,200
-
- By-passes 2,546
- Chiang Mai 1996 34km 400
- Ubon Ratchathani 1996 24km 300
- Nakorn Ratchasima 1996 20km 180
- Lampang 1996 8km 100
- Khon Kaen 1997 50km 570
- Phitsanulok 1997 48km 530
- Lop Buri 1996 15km 200
- Saraburi (E) 1996 6km 210
- Kanchanaburi 1994 8km 56
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- State Railway of Thailand
-
- Hopewell 1992-99 50.1km 80,000
-
- Dual-track railway
- Suburban 234km 7,064
- Others 2,744km 76,826
-
- Container terminal 620 rai 1,857
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- Airports Authority
-
- Nong Ngu Hao Airport 1999 20,000 rai 107,000
-
- Regional airport improvements
- Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Phuket 1998 910.5
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- Civil Aviation Department
-
- Regional airports 4,422
- Rayong 1994 45x2000m 513
- Chumphon 1996 45x1800m 522
- Roi Et 1997 45x2100m 570
- Phetchaboon 1996 46x2100m 537
- Krabi 1997 47x2100m 597
- Buriram 1996 48x2100m 531
- Mae Sariang (postponed) - - -
- Nakhon Sri Thammarat 1997 50x2100m 615
- Nakhon Ratchasima 1996 51x2100m 537
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- Telephone Organization of Thailand
-
- Three-million telephones 3 millions 116,090
- Bangkok May 21,97 2 millions 77,800
- Provinces Jun 30,97 1 million 38,290
-
- Telephone installation
- Bangkok Dec 93 363,950 759
- Provinces Dec 93 260,590 88
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- Communications Authority of Thailand
-
- Optical-fibre cable
- (Thailand-Vietnam-HK) 1996 2,600
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- Communications Ministry
-
- Suburban freight years 1994-95 2,965
- North-Rangsit 200 rai 988
- East-Bang Na 200 rai 988
- West-Bang Khae 200 rai 988
- Centre-Yannawa (cancelled)
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- Prime Minister's Office
-
- Metropolitan Rapid Transit
- Authority ("Skytrain") end 1998 20km 49,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
-
- BMA-Tanayong 1996 20,000
- ===========================================================
- (Sources: Communications Ministry, Bangkok Metropolitan
- Administration, MRTA)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.10) Economic forecasts
-
- The first entry is from Bangkok Post December 17 1993. The remaining tables
- are taken from The Nation's Midyear report "Thailand 2010: Which way do we
- grow?" July 1993.
-
- 1994 forecasts comparison
- Bank of
- Thailand NESDB SCB TDRI
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- PER CAPITA INCOME (Bt) - 58,903 58,452 -
-
- NATIONAL INCOME (Bt Bn) - 3,499 3,524.7 -
-
- GROWTH:
- GDP at constant 1988 prices (%) 7.8 8.2 8.0 8.6
- Agriculture (%) 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.5
- Crops (%) 1.2 - - -
- Non-agriculture (%) 8.6 - 8.7 -
- Industry (%) 10.2 11.5 9.7 9.6
- Construction (%) 12.7 9.6 - -
- Services, others (%) 8.0 8.2 7.6 9.2
- Commerce (%) 6.4 - - -
-
- CONSUMPTION (%) 5.9 - 7.4 -
- Private (%) 6.4 7.9 7.1 -
- Public (%) - 7.5 9.0 -
-
- INVESTMENT (%) 11.0 - 9.0 12.4
- Private (%) 6.9 11.0 8.1 -
- Public (%) 22.8 27.1 12.3 -
-
- BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
- Exports (Bt Bn) 1,042.0 1,047.0 999.8 1,031.6
- Growth (%) 14.6 14.4 12.5 12.9
- Imports (Bt Bn) 1,320.0 1,340.0 1,274.5 1,325.7
- Growth (%) 14.7 14.3 12.5 14.3
- Income from tourism (Bt Bn) - - - 160.6
- Growth (%) - - - 12.0
- Balance of trade (Bt Bn) -278.0 -221.3 -274.6 -294.1
- % of GDP (%) - -8.4 - -8.3
- Current account balance (Bt Bn) -223.0 -221.3 -226.8 -239.4
- % of GDP (%) -6.7 -6.3 -6.4 -6.8
- Balance of payments (Bt Bn) 65.0 - 83.2 -
- Foreign exchange reserves ($ Bn) - - 28.5 -
- Long-term foreign debt/GDP ratio (%) - - - 30.3
-
- INFLATION (%) 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3
-
- INCOME DISTRIBUTION
- Richest 40% (Income shares) - - - 76.75%
- Poorest 60% (Income shares) - - - 23.25%
-
- EXCHANGE RATE (Bt/$) - - 25.40 -
-
- DEPOSITS (Bt Bn) - - 2,822.6 -
- Growth (%) 21.0 19.0 -
-
- CREDIT (Bt Bn) - - 3,138.8 -
- Growth (%) 20.5 21.0 -
-
- CREDIT/DEPOSIT (%) - - 111.2 -
-
- GOVERNMENT FINANCE
- Cash surplus (Bt Bn) 0.5 57.0 - -
- Net revenue (Bt Bn) - 640.0 - -
- Real expenditure (Bt Bn) - 583.0 - -
-
- AVERAGE OIL IMPORT PRICES($/bbl) 16-17 - 18.5 -
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Sources: Bank of Thailand, National Economic and Social Development
- Board, Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand Development Research
- Institute
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.11) Education levels
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- The education levels of the Thai workforce assuming that the
- Transition from Primary to Secondary is 100 per cent starting from
- 1992.
- ======================================
- 1990 1995 2000
- --------------------------------------
- Primary/lower 83.2 78.9 71.8
- Lower Secondary 6.4 8.2 11.3
- Upper Secondary 2.5 3.3 4.6
- Vocational 2.7 3.2 4.3
- Tech. Vocational 1.3 1.7 2.4
- University 3.9 4.7 5.5
- --------------------------------------
- Source: Sussangkarn (1991c)/Thailand Development Research institute
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.12) Education of the workforce
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- Workforce: Base case
- ================================================================
- Workforce ('000) 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- LEPRIME 27062.65 27247.51 27388.90 27461.44 27510.41
- LSECOND 2270.04 2385.23 2505.96 2639.53 2786.63
- USECOND 914.28 973.38 1031.28 1091.79 1156.71
- VOCAT 940.19 972.52 1008.81 1050.77 1098.70
- TECH.VOC 459.75 489.09 520.18 554.51 592.90
- UNIV 1376.74 1439.47 1503.36 1565.96 1629.94
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- TOTAL 33023.65 33507.19 33958.49 34363.99 34775.28
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- Workforce: Base case (cont)
- ================================================================
- Workforce ('000) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- LEPRIME 27498.10 27437.97 27344.09 27231.29 27146.73
- LSECOND 2940.83 3098.02 3254.68 3402.34 3542.48
- USECOND 1226.84 1294.31 1370.37 1459.52 1564.62
- VOCAT 1150.00 1205.40 1267.40 1339.65 1424.17
- TECH.VOC 635.56 679.36 727.29 781.64 845.44
- UNIV 1695.95 1763.16 1835.08 1910.67 1994.61
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- TOTAL 35147.28 35478.21 35798.90 36125.11 36518.04
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- Workforce share by education
- ================================================================
- Share 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- LEPRIME 81.95 81.32 80.65 79.91 79.11
- LSECOND 6.87 7.12 7.38 7.68 8.01
- USECOND 2.77 2.90 3.04 3.18 3.33
- VOCAT 2.85 2.90 2.97 3.06 3.16
- TECH.VOC 1.39 1.46 1.53 1.61 1.70
- UNIV 4.17 4.30 4.43 4.56 4.69
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- TOTAL 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- Workforce share by education (cont)
- ================================================================
- Share 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- LEPRIME 78.24 77.34 76.38 75.38 74.34
- LSECOND 8.37 8.73 9.09 9.42 9.70
- USECOND 3.49 3.65 3.83 4.04 4.28
- VOCAT 3.27 3.40 3.54 3.71 3.90
- TECH.VOC 1.81 1.91 2.03 2.16 2.32
- UNIV 4.83 4.97 5.13 5.29 5.46
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- TOTAL 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.13) Growth rate of value added of services at constant 1972 prices
-
- ==================================================
- '92-'96 '97-'01 '02-'06 '07-'11
- --------------------------------------------------
- Northeast 6.35% 6.48% 5.76% 6.52%
- North 6.66% 6.84% 5.89% 6.68%
- South 6.76% 6.84% 6.05% 6.75%
- East 12.11% 11.53% 6.87% 7.44%
- West 7.57% 7.42% 6.20% 6.88%
- Central 6.70% 6.83% 6.02% 6.76%
- BMR 8.10% 7.59% 6.75% 7.41%
- --------------------------------------------------
- Whole Kingdom 7.82% 7.66% 6.43% 7.12%
- --------------------------------------------------
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.14) Growth rate of value added of GDP at constant 1972 prices
-
- ==================================================
- '92-'96 '97-'01 '02-'06 '07-'11
- --------------------------------------------------
- Northeast 5.86% 5.94% 5.68% 6.15%
- North 5.81% 6.04% 5.69% 6.24%
- South 6.55% 6.50% 5.97% 6.39%
- East 12.87% 11.04% 8.45% 7.15%
- West 8.54% 7.84% 6.71% 6.61%
- Central 8.34% 8.19% 7.09% 6.86%
- BMR 8.66% 8.16% 7.34% 7.05%
- --------------------------------------------------
- Whole Kingdom 8.20% 7.88% 7.01% 6.83%
- --------------------------------------------------
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.15) Growth rate of agricultural added value at constant 1972 prices
-
- ==================================================
- '92-'96 '97-'01 '02-'06 '07-'11
- --------------------------------------------------
- Northeast 3.98% 3.97% 4.21% 3.85%
- North 2.51% 2.80% 3.19% 3.61%
- South 2.68% 2.86% 3.07% 3.77%
- East 1.20% 1.33% 1.67% 3.04%
- West 4.43% 4.46% 4.66% 3.96%
- Central 1.44% 1.63% 1.88% 3.15%
- BMR 3.02% 3.30% 3.55% 3.64%
- --------------------------------------------------
- Whole Kingdom 2.98% 3.17% 3.48% 3.69%
- --------------------------------------------------
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.16) Growth rate of industrial value added at constant 1972 prices
-
- ==================================================
- '92-'96 '97-'01 '02-'06 '07-'11
- --------------------------------------------------
- Northeast 7.09% 6.77% 7.15% 7.36%
- North 8.33% 7.66% 7.47% 7.21%
- South 10.60% 8.84% 7.70% 7.13%
- East 16.67% 11.94% 10.37% 7.19%
- West 12.41% 9.85% 7.98% 7.19%
- Central 11.97% 10.46% 8.45% 7.31%
- BMR 9.43% 8.82% 7.94% 6.81%
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- Whole Kingdom 10.36% 9.23% 8.26% 6.98%
- --------------------------------------------------
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.17) Regional GDP (GRP) growth
-
- ======================================================
- 7th Plan 8th Plan 9th Plan 10th Plan
- '92-'96 '97-'01 '02-'06 '07-'11
- ------------------------------------------------------
- Northeast 5.86% 5.94% 5.68% 6.15%
- North 5.81% 6.04% 5.69% 6.24%
- South 6.55% 6.50% 5.97% 6.39%
- East 12.87% 11.04% 8.45% 7.15%
- West 8.54% 7.84% 6.71% 6.61%
- Central 8.34% 8.19% 7.09% 6.86%
- BMR 8.66% 8.16% 7.34% 7.05%
- ------------------------------------------------------
- Whole Kingdom 8.20% 7.88% 7.01% 6.83%
- ------------------------------------------------------
- Source: Thailand Development Research Institute
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.18) Population growth rate by gender
-
- ================================================================
- Population
- Year (Thousand persons) Natural Increase rates
- Total Male Female Total Male Female
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- 1991 56,923 28,530 28,393 1.46 1.47 1.48
- 1992 57,760 28,948 28,812 1.42 1.43 1.43
- 1993 58,584 29,361 29,223 1.38 1.38 1.39
- 1994 59,396 29,767 29,629 1.35 1.36 1.37
- 1995 60,206 30,172 30,034 1.32 1.33 1.33
- 1996 61,005 30,573 30,432 1.29 1.29 1.29
- 1997 61,794 30,968 30,826 1.26 1.26 1.27
- 1998 62,575 31,358 31,217 1.23 1.24 1.23
- 1999 63,349 31,747 31,602 1.20 1.19 1.21
- 2000 64,110 32,126 31,984 1.17 1.20 1.20
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- Source: Population Projection for Thailand 1980-2015, Office of the
- National Economic and Social Development Board, Office of
- the Prime Minister
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.19) Electricity generating capacity for each consumer group
-
- ========================================================================
- Fiscal Losses & Total
- Year Residential Business Industrial Other Station Use (GWh)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Average % growth
- 1987-1991 13.67 16.74 15.57 9.88 13.18 14.71
- 1992-1996 11.12 13.42 11.25 5.94 10.00 11.25
- 1997-2001 8.43 8.53 8.20 5.12 7.98 8.16
- 2002-2006 6.87 6.39 6.55 4.22 6.19 6.43
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.20) Tourism targets
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- The following are government targets for tourism development
- during the Seventh National Economic and Social Development Plan,
- 1992-96
- =================================================================
- Int'l Visitors Night Expenditure Est. Income
- Year (million) Stays (Bt per day) (billion)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- 1992 6.0 7.8 3,300 154.4
- 1993 6.5 7.8 3,450 174.9
- 1994 7.1 7.8 3,650 202.1
- 1995 7.7 7.8 3,850 231.2
- 1996 8.4 7.8 5,050 265.4
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- Source: TAT
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.21) Tourist forecast
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- The following is EIU's forecast for the numbers of
- international travellers to Thailand based on data from the
- years 1988 to 1990.
- ==============================================================
- Arrivals('000)
- Origins 1988 1990 1995 2000
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- UNCONSTRAINED
- Australia 145 180 250 350
- Hong Kong 380 500 700 625
- Indonesia 36 40 50 70
- Japan 452 550 825 925
- South Korea 64 100 200 350
- Malaysia 843 1,150 1,950 2,800
- Philippines 42 50 60 70
- Singapore 276 425 725 1,000
- Taiwan 233 500 1,275 1,800
- TOTAL OF ABOVE 2,471 3,500 5,900 8,000
- Canada 51 80 140 230
- USA 237 350 525 700
- Europe 906 1,350 2,150 3,000
- EUROPE, N.AMERICA 1,194 1,775 2,825 3,925
- Other origin countries 566 750 1,100 550
- TOTAL UNCONSTRAINED 4,231 6,000 9,850 13,500
- Constraints net - -400 -850 -1,450
- TOTAL 4,231 5,600 9,000 12,050
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- Source: EIU
-
- ------------------------------
-
- F.22) Domestic domputer market
-
- Data compiled from Prachachart Thurakit, Siam Post and Bangkok Post.
- October 1993.
-
- Market size
-
- =========================================================================
- 1990 1991 1992 1993
- --------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
- Value Value Growth Value Growth Value Growth
- M Baht M Baht % M Baht % M Baht %
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Mainframe 1,675.0 2,000.0 19.40 4,624.0 131.20 3,788.0 (18.08)
- Hardware 2,312.0 1,994.0
- SW/Svcs 2,312.0 1,794.0
- Minicomputer 2,300.0 2,500.0 8.70 2,883.0 15.32 5,629.4 92.26
- Hardware 1,730.0 2,786.6
- SW/Svcs 1,153.0 2,842.8
- Workstation 70.0 180.0 157.40 504.0 180.00 1,110.1 39.19
- Hardware 252.0 385.1
- SW/Svcs 252.0 725.0
- PC 4,855.3 5,914.3 21.81 8,302.0 40.37 11,472.6 38.19
- Hardware 7,728.0 10,236.4
- SW/Svcs 564.0 1,236.2
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Total 8,900.3 10,594.3 19.03 16,313.0 53.98 22,000.1 34.86
- Hardware 12,032.0 15,402.1
- SW/Svcs 4,281.0 6,598.0
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Sources: Computer Association of Thailand -- Vendor Group (CATVG) and
- Association of Thai Computer Industry (ATCI)
-
-
- Random predictions
-
- ATCI: 1993 market breakdown
- Unit Value
- Sold M Baht
-
- Mainframe 35 1,533
- Minicomputer 778 2,537.6
- Workstation 517 377.41
- PC 6,384
- Brand (imported) 81000 4,008
- No brand (local made) 69000 2,376
- 486dx 50.8 %
- 486sx 35.0 %
- 386dx 7.6 %
- 386sx 6.7 %
- Hard disk 120000 1,230
- Monitor 70000 552
- B&W 18.6 %
- Color 81.4 %
- Software and Services 6,598
- Software 59.7 %
- Network 8.1 %
- Installation/MIS 31.5 %
- DP/Service Bureau 0.7 %
-
- Total market 22,000.11
- Mainframe & Info Services 3,788
- Minicomputer & Info Services 5,629.4
- Workstation 1,110.11
- PC 11,472.6
-
- IBM Thailand: 1993 market breakdown
-
- - Total market: 22,000 million Baht
- - Growth over 1992: 35%
- - 46% of total market is minicomputer
- x Enjoys 47% growth rate
- x Average prices: 1992 1.7 million Baht
- 1993H1 1.4 million Baht
- 1993H2 2.3 million Baht
- - PC and peripherals: 11,000 million Baht
-
- Datamat: 1993 software and services market
-
- - Software and services (S&S) has 30% share from the total market
- - Anticipated at 54% share by the year 2000
- - S&S sales will jump from 6 billion Baht this year to 23 billion by
- 2000 A.D.
- - Software alone is 2.6 billion now and 16 billion in the year 2000
- - S&S : Hardware ratio is 30:70
- - In the year 2000, the ratio will be 40:60
-
- Microsoft Thailand: PC market
-
- - Predict more offerings on services, training and after-sales support
- - Regional market size
- Singapore 89,000 units
- Hong Kong 105,000
- Thailand 150,000
- Taiwan 570,000
- Korea 860,000
-
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-
- Acknowledgements
-
- Information in this part was passed on by Trin Tantsetthi
- (trin@nwg.nectec.or.th) from various sources in Thailand.
-
-