Maybank economists wrote in a report that Thailand's economic growth may slow down this year as structural resistance looms. They said that although external shocks and domestic weakness that dragged down growth in 2025 should ease, structural issues such as demographic trends are intensifying. These economists said, “Over the next five years, a shrinking labor force will reduce the potential growth rate by -0.8 percentage points each year. “Thailand will also hold general elections in February. They added that growth in the first half of the year is likely to remain sluggish and investment may be suspended until the new administration is sworn in later this year and policies are more clear.

Maybank economists wrote in a report that Thailand's economic growth may slow down this year as structural resistance looms. They said that although external shocks and domestic weakness that dragged down growth in 2025 should ease, structural issues such as demographic trends are intensifying. These economists said, “Over the next five years, a shrinking labor force will reduce the potential growth rate by -0.8 percentage points each year. “Thailand will also hold general elections in February. They added that growth in the first half of the year is likely to remain sluggish and investment may be suspended until the new administration is sworn in later this year and policies are more clear.