泰国财政部周四表示,在政府采取一系列刺激措施和出口好于预期后,泰国经济今年预计将增长2.4%,高于此前预测的2.2%。据路透社报道,财政部财政政策办公室主任Vinit Visessuvanapoom在新闻发布会上表示,出口是泰国经济增长的关键驱动力,今年预计将增长10%,高于此前预测的5.5%。今年外国游客人数预计将达到3350万,低于7月份预测的3450万。然而,预计明年国内生产总值增长将放缓至2.0%,出口预计将下降1.5%。与此同时,预计2026年游客人数将反弹至3550万,但仍低于2019年疫情前近4000万游客的记录。去年,东南亚第二大经济体增长了2.5%,落后于地区同行。
Thailand’s economy is expected to grow 2.4% this year, higher than a previous forecast of 2.2%, following a series of government stimulus measures and better-than-expected exports, the finance ministry said on Thursday. Exports, a key driver of Thai growth, are now projected to rise 10% this year, up from an earlier forecast of 5.5%, said Vinit Visessuvanapoom, head of the Finance Ministry’s Fiscal Policy Office, at a press conference, according to Reuters. Foreign tourist arrivals are expected to reach 33.5 million this year, down from a forecast of 34.5 million made in July. However, gross domestic product growth is expected to slow to 2.0% next year, with exports forecast to dip 1.5%. Meanwhile, tourist arrivals are projected to rebound to 35.5 million in 2026, though still below the pre-pandemic record of nearly 40 million visitors in 2019. Last year, Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy grew 2.5%, lagging its regional peers.