Central Bank Policy Rate
Live series
Monetary Policy / ~8x/year
1
THB live macro board
Thailand Macro Data Board
Thai baht — tourism- and export-driven Asian currency with notable gold sensitivity.
The Thai baht (THB) is the official currency of Thailand. Tourism receipts, manufactured exports such as vehicles and electronics, and a regular current-account surplus underpin the currency. Active gold trading by Thai residents also links baht flows to the gold price.
Thailand latest macro readings
A scan-ready view of the main THB indicators, linking each series to its country page, latest announcement, and API endpoint.
Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Live series
Economy / Monthly
2.82
Core Inflation
Live series
Economy / Quarterly
1.5
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Live series
Economy / Quarterly
10.5
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Live series
Economy / Quarterly
1.9
Unemployment Rate
Live series
Labor Market / Quarterly
1.18
Trade Balance
Live series
Economy / Monthly
1,824.50
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Live series
Government Bond Yields / Monthly
2.301
Current Account Balance
Live series
Economy / Quarterly
2,351.78
Employment Level
Live series
Labor Market / Quarterly
42,539,240
Labor Force Participation Rate
Live series
Labor Market / Quarterly
72.06
Narrow Money (M1)
Live series
Money & Credit / Monthly
3,649,806
| Indicator | Latest | Previous | Change | Updated | Source | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Central Bank Policy Rate
Monetary Policy
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2026-08-26 | Bank of Thailand | Page /Release /API |
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Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Economy
|
2.82 | 2.53 | +0.29 | 2026-10-06 | IMF IFS | Page /Release /API |
|
Core Inflation
Economy
|
1.5 | 1.44 | +0.06 | 2026-10-06 | ABS | Page /Release /API |
|
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Economy
|
10.5 | 9.1 | +1.4 | 2026-10-06 | ABS | Page /Release /API |
|
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Economy
|
1.9 | 2.8 | -0.9 | 2026-08-17 | IMF IFS | Page /Release /API |
|
Unemployment Rate
Labor Market
|
1.18 | 1.06 | +0.12 | 2026-09-30 | IMF IFS | Page /Release /API |
|
Trade Balance
Economy
|
1,824.50 | 1,812.03 | +12.47 | 2026-09-30 | IMF IFS | Page /Release /API |
|
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Government Bond Yields
|
2.301 | 2.322 | -0.021 | 2026-10-22 | IMF IFS | Page /API |
|
Current Account Balance
Economy
|
2,351.78 | 698.03 | +1,653.75 | 2026-09-30 | IMF IFS | Page /Release /API |
|
Employment Level
Labor Market
|
42,539,240 | 41,654,800 | +884,440 | 2026-09-30 | IMF IFS | Page /Release /API |
|
Labor Force Participation Rate
Labor Market
|
72.06 | 70.54 | +1.52 | 2026-09-30 | IMF IFS | Page /Release /API |
|
Narrow Money (M1)
Money & Credit
|
3,649,806 | 3,618,825 | +30,981 | 2026-09-30 | IMF IFS | Page /Release /API |
Thailand release calendar
Upcoming and recent macro events for the THB country view.
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THB currency market profile
Core identifiers, trading context, and product links for the THB market.
Currency code
THB
Thai Baht
Policy institution
Bank of Thailand
Primary central-bank or monetary authority reference.
Primary USD pair
USD/THB
Fast path into the FX pair dashboard and market profile.
Trading session
Tokyo
Approximate primary liquidity window used across FXMacroData pages.
Symbol
฿
Display symbol used in product surfaces.
Also known as
baht
Common market shorthand where available.
Thailand macro brief
The highest-signal pages for Thailand include Central Bank Policy Rate, Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP), Core Inflation, Producer Price Index (PPI), with each page linking back to the source metadata, release history, and API endpoint.
The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee sets the one-day repurchase rate on a pre-announced schedule. Thailand operates a flexible inflation target of 1–3% headline CPI, agreed between the Bank of Thailand and the government.
For THB research, combine the country-level release map with the USD/THB dashboard, release calendar, and API reference so macro events, source metadata, and FX context stay connected.
The pages below are organized by indicator rather than API route. That keeps the public website useful for research while still preserving the versioned API contract for developers.
What to watch
- Bank of Thailand policy-rate decision.
- Thailand CPI release.
- Monthly export and trade-balance data.
- Tourist arrival figures.
- USD/THB as the main trading pair.
Thailand source map
Publisher groups represented in the checked-in coverage catalogue for this market.
IMF IFS
15 series
ABS
5 series
Bank of Thailand
4 series
Central Bank
3 series
RBA
1 series
Thailand coverage by category
The country hub keeps rate, inflation, labour, growth, trade, credit, and market data grouped into the same reusable structure across countries.
Economy
6 / 10
Labor Market
3 / 5
Money & Credit
2 / 3
Monetary Policy
1 / 2
Government Bond Yields
4 / 5
Additional Indicators
0 / 3
Key Thailand indicators
Highest-signal tracked releases for rates, inflation, growth, labour markets, and external balances.
Central Bank Policy Rate
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
Published page
~8x/year
%
Starts 2000-05-23
Monetary Policy
Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Published page
Monthly
%YoY
Starts 1977-01-31
Economy
Core Inflation
CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.
Published page
Quarterly
%YoY
Starts 1985-12-31
Economy
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Published page
Quarterly
%YoY
Starts 2016-01-31
Economy
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.
Published page
Quarterly
%YoY
Starts 1994-03-31
Economy
Unemployment Rate
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Published page
Quarterly
%
Starts 2011-01-31
Labor Market
Trade Balance
The difference between the value of a country's exports and imports.
Published page
Monthly
USD mn
Starts 2005-01-31
Economy
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Monthly
%
Starts 1999-09-15
Government Bond Yields
Published Thailand indicator pages
Filter by indicator name, source, cadence, or category.
Economy
6 pages
Core Inflation
CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.
Quarterly
%YoY
Starts 1985-12-31
Current Account Balance
Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.
Quarterly
USD mn
Starts 2005-01-31
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.
Quarterly
%YoY
Starts 1994-03-31
Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Monthly
%YoY
Starts 1977-01-31
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Quarterly
%YoY
Starts 2016-01-31
Trade Balance
The difference between the value of a country's exports and imports.
Monthly
USD mn
Starts 2005-01-31
Labor Market
3 pages
Employment Level
Total number of employed persons.
Quarterly
Persons
Starts 2011-01-31
Labor Force Participation Rate
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Quarterly
%
Starts 2011-01-31
Unemployment Rate
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Quarterly
%
Starts 2011-01-31
Money & Credit
2 pages
Narrow Money (M1)
Currency in circulation + transaction deposits. RBNZ column A.
Monthly
THB mn
Starts 2000-01-31
M2 Money Supply
M1 + savings deposits (on-call). RBNZ derived: column A + B1.
Monthly
THB mn
Starts 2000-01-31
Monetary Policy
1 pages
Central Bank Policy Rate
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
~8x/year
%
Starts 2000-05-23
Government Bond Yields
4 pages
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Monthly
%
Starts 1999-09-15
2-Year Government Bond Yield
Monthly
%
Starts 1999-09-15
3-Year Government Bond Yield
Monthly
%
Starts 1999-09-15
5-Year Government Bond Yield
Monthly
%
Starts 1999-09-15
Tracked Thailand data catalogue
Coverage families already represented in the FXMacroData catalogue, including pages whose detailed docs are still pending.
Economy
10 tracked
Business Confidence
Survey-based measure of business executives' outlook on economic conditions, production, and investment plans.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Bank of Thailand
Starts pending
Consumer Confidence
Survey-based measure of consumers' confidence in economic conditions, employment prospects, and personal finances.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Bank of Thailand
Starts pending
Core Inflation
CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.
Published page
Quarterly
ABS
Starts 1985-12-31
Current Account Balance
Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.
Published page
Quarterly
IMF IFS
Starts 2005-01-31
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.
Published page
Quarterly
IMF IFS
Starts 1994-03-31
Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)
Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.
Published page
Monthly
IMF IFS
Starts 1977-01-31
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Published page
Quarterly
ABS
Starts 2016-01-31
Retail Sales
Measures change in the total value of sales at the retail level.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
ABS
Starts pending
Trade Balance
The difference between the value of a country's exports and imports.
Published page
Monthly
IMF IFS
Starts 2005-01-31
Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)
Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
IMF IFS
Starts pending
Labor Market
5 tracked
Employment Level
Total number of employed persons.
Published page
Quarterly
IMF IFS
Starts 2011-01-31
Full-Time Employment
Number of persons employed full-time.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
ABS
Starts pending
Part-Time Employment
Number of persons employed part-time.
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
ABS
Starts pending
Labor Force Participation Rate
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Published page
Quarterly
IMF IFS
Starts 2011-01-31
Unemployment Rate
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Published page
Quarterly
IMF IFS
Starts 2011-01-31
Money & Credit
3 tracked
Narrow Money (M1)
Currency in circulation + transaction deposits. RBNZ column A.
Published page
Monthly
IMF IFS
Starts 2000-01-31
M2 Money Supply
M1 + savings deposits (on-call). RBNZ derived: column A + B1.
Published page
Monthly
IMF IFS
Starts 2000-01-31
Broad Money (M3)
M1 + savings + term deposits. RBNZ column A+B (broadest aggregate).
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
IMF IFS
Starts pending
Monetary Policy
2 tracked
Central Bank Policy Rate
Primary interest rate set by the Central Bank.
Published page
~8x/year
Bank of Thailand
Starts 2000-05-23
Risk Free Rate
Overnight lending rate between banks.
Tracked in catalogue
Daily
Bank of Thailand
Starts pending
Government Bond Yields
5 tracked
10-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Monthly
IMF IFS
Starts 1999-09-15
2-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Monthly
IMF IFS
Starts 1999-09-15
3-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Monthly
IMF IFS
Starts 1999-09-15
5-Year Government Bond Yield
Published page
Monthly
IMF IFS
Starts 1999-09-15
Inflation-Linked Bond Yield
Tracked in catalogue
Daily
RBA
Starts pending
Additional Indicators
3 tracked
Central Bank Reserves - Domestic Currency
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Central Bank
Starts pending
Central Bank Reserves - Foreign Currency
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Central Bank
Starts pending
Central Bank Reserves - Gold
Tracked in catalogue
Monthly
Central Bank
Starts pending
Thailand guides and research
Explainers and analysis about Thailand and the THB, with the by-country tables that put its numbers in context.
Compare Thailand with other countries
Risk-free rates by country
The overnight benchmark rate for each currency, side by side.
Policy rates by country
Current central-bank policy rates across every covered market.
Inflation by country
Latest annual consumer price inflation for each market.
Government bond yields by country
Sovereign yields by maturity across covered markets.
THB market drivers
Evergreen macro forces to keep beside the country data table.
Driver 1
Bank of Thailand policy-rate decisions.
Driver 2
Thailand headline CPI against the 1–3% target.
Driver 3
Foreign tourist arrivals and tourism receipts.
Driver 4
Export demand for vehicles, electronics and agricultural goods.
Driver 5
Gold prices and resident gold trading flows.
Driver 6
China growth and regional risk sentiment.
THB questions traders ask
Currency-specific context that helps interpret the country data before moving into endpoints or dashboards.
What inflation target does Thailand use?
Thailand targets headline CPI inflation of 1–3%, a flexible target agreed each year between the Bank of Thailand and the Cabinet.
Why does gold affect the baht?
Thai residents trade physical gold actively. When gold prices rise, residents often sell gold and convert the proceeds into baht, which can strengthen the currency; falling prices can produce the opposite flow.
How important is tourism for the baht?
Tourism is one of Thailand's largest sources of foreign-exchange earnings, so visitor numbers and spending feed directly into the services balance and baht demand.
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