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Thailand
Ranked 11 of 27 for comprehensive power, with an overall score of 20.1 out of 100.
Down 1 ranking in 2025 for comprehensive power.
Gained 0.4 points (+2% change) in overall score.
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Thailand is a middle power in Asia.
Thailand's score rose slightly by 0.3 points in 2025, but it dropped one ranking to 11th place, overtaken by Malaysia.
Thailand's best measure is cultural influence, where it places eighth, reflecting the country’s strong connectivity and people exchanges with Asia Power Index countries.
Thailand's weakest performance is in the future resources measure, where it ranks 17th, dropping one place from 2024, reflecting its less favourable demographic outlook to 2050.
Thailand exerts more influence in the region than expected given its available resources, as indicated by the country's positive Power Gap score, though this gap narrowed slightly in 2025.
Read more analysis in the Key Findings report. Explore further results in the Scores section.
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Bilateral Influence
Bilateral trade, current dollars (2024)
Countries that influence Thailand
Globally, which countries does Thailand do most of its trade with?
Countries influenced by Thailand
Which countries in the region rely most on trade with Thailand?
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Comprehensive power
A country’s weighted average across eight measures of power
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