Table 1 Thailand’s Selected Macroeconomic Indicators, 1991-1995*

Indicators

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

Population (million persons)

56.96

57.79

58.34

59.10

59.80

GDP at current prices (billion baht)

2,507

2,827

3,164

3.601

4,127

Real GDP growth rate ( percent)

8.5

8.1

8.3

8.7

8.6

Per Capita GNP (baht)

43,605

48,359

53,357

59,881

68,466

Inflation (CPI)

5.7

4.1

3.3

5.1

5.8

           
Exports (billion baht)

720.5

815.2

921.4

1,118.0

1,381.7

Imports (billion baht)

967.8

1,020.6

1,143.1

1,344.8

1,755.5

           
Current account balance

-193.3

-160.1

-161.1

-203.2

-337.6

Balance of payments

105.8

77.1

98.8

104.8

179.5

Note: * 1994 = preliminary figures, 1995 = estimates.

Source: Bank of Thailand.