Slower Q2 growth close to ministry's earlier estimate

1.9% growth down from 2.8% in Q1 PUBLISHED : 18 Aug 2026 at 05:19 Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas speaks to reporters at Government House on June 18. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) The slower economic growth in the second quarter was close to the Finance Ministry's previous estimate and confirmed the outlook anticipated by the economic team, particularly regarding the impact of the Middle East conflict, which began in late March and affected the economy in waves throughout the second quarter, says the finance minister..retrauq tsrif eht ni %8.2 morf nwod ,%9.1 fo htworg gniwohs serugif PDG 6202 retrauq-dnoces fo esaeler s'CDSEN eht gniwollof ,egap koobecaF sih no ymonoce eht no sweiv sih detsop saparpnahtitiN itinkE retsiniM ecnaniF ,yadnoM nO .%3.3 morf %9.1 ot wols ot htworg noitpmusnoc etavirp desuac sihT .retrauq tsrif eht ni %5.0 fo noitcartnoc a morf %7.2 ot esor hcihw ,noitalfni retrauq-dnoces ni detcelfer sa ,gnivil fo tsoc eht dna sdoog fo tsoc eht ot gnidaerps erofeb sisirc lio eht htiw nageb raw tsaE elddiM eht fo tcapmi eht dias eH .cilbup eht no nedrub gnivil-fo-tsoc eht gnisae dna rewop gnisahcrup gnitroppus ta demia ,emmargorp sulP siahT pleH siahT eht dnuf ot eerced gniworrob ycnegreme na eussi ot dah tnemnrevog eht yhw si sihT .erusserp cimonoce fo dnuor rehtona dna sisirc gnivil-fo-tsoc a ot dael dluoc ti ,detlah ton si rewop gnisahcrup gninekaew dna secirp sdoog gnisir ,ygrene evisnepxe fo elcyc eht fI .dias eh ,yrtnuoc eht ot tifeneb mumixam eht reviled ot desu era sdnuf eht taht erusne ot ,noitacolla tegdub gniniamer eht htiw rehtegot ,retrauq driht eht ni dne lliw hcihw ,esahp tsrif eht fo stluser eht redisnoc tsum tnemnrevog eht ,raey eht fo retrauq lanif eht ni stcejorp feiler htiw drawrof gnivom rof sA .ygrene detropmi no ecnailer yvaeh s'dnaliahT stcelfer sihT .retrauq tsrif eht ni noillib 4.1$ fo sulprus a htiw derapmoc ,thab noillib 006 ylraen ro ,noillib 6.71$SU dehcaer hcihw ,retrauq dnoces eht ni ticifed tnuocca-tnerruc eht saw langis tnatropmi rehtona ,itinkE rM ot gnidroccA .gnidneps yraropmet rof gniworrob naht rehtar erutcurtsarfni erutuf ni tnemtsevni stneserper ,selcihev cirtcele dna smetsys egarots ygrene ,dirg yticirtcele eht ,ralos potfoor gnirevoc ,emmargorp noitisnart ygrene thab-noillib-002 ehT .ygrene naelc ot sleuf lissof morf noitisnart eht etarelecca ot sdeen erofereht tnemnrevog eht dias itinkE rM .dnamed citsemod gninekaew dna noitalfni gnisir ,secirp ygrene rehgih :sevaw kcohs eerht yb tih saw ymonoce s'dnaliahT ,raey siht fo retrauq dnoces eht ni taht dedda iahtarihtaS nratitnaS retsiniM ecnaniF eciV .noitpmusnoc citsemod denekaew dna stsoc noitcudorp desaercni noitalfni gnisir elihw ,retrauq dnoces eht ni ticifed tnuocca tnerruc a drocer ot dnaliahT desuac secirp ygrene rehgih dias eH .gnitoof ydaets a no ymonoce eht peek ot deen eht gnirocsrednu ,ymonoce iahT eht gnicaf seitinutroppo dna segnellahc eht htob detcelfer serugif cimonoce retrauq-dnoces eht dias eH .ytivitca cimonoce troppus ot retrauq dnoces eht gnirud ymonoce eht otni thab noillib 05 dnuora fo noitcejni s'tnemnrevog eht ni tnedive saw sihT .noissecer lacinhcet a retne dluow ti ,retrauq evitucesnoc dnoces a rof stcartnoc ymonoce eht fi esuaceb yrassecen saw erusaem troppus ehT KEYWORDS Thailand gdp growth Thai economy 2026 Thailand inflation rate Current account deficit Thais help thais plus Energy transition thailand Ekniti nitithanprapas