Real GDP per person during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how real GDP per person changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRT Thaksin Shinawatra | 9 Feb 2001 – 19 Sep 2006 | +26.4% Q4 2000 → Q2 2006 | +4.3%/yr | |
| 2 | N Prayut Chan-o-cha | 22 May 2014 – 9 Jun 2019 | +16.2% Q1 2014 → Q1 2019 | +3.0%/yr | |
| 3 | DP Abhisit Vejjajiva | 17 Dec 2008 – 5 Aug 2011 | +8.2% Q3 2008 → Q2 2011 | +2.9%/yr | |
| 4 | N Surayud Chulanont | 1 Oct 2006 – 29 Jan 2008 | +5.8% Q3 2006 → Q4 2007 | +4.6%/yr | |
| 5 |  Yingluck Shinawatra | 5 Aug 2011 – 7 May 2014 | +4.3% Q2 2011 → Q1 2014 | +1.6%/yr | |
| 6 | Paetongtarn Shinawatra | 16 Aug 2024 – 1 Jul 2025 | +4.2% Q2 2024 → Q2 2025 | +4.2%/yr | |
| 7 | Srettha Thavisin | 22 Aug 2023 – 14 Aug 2024 | +3.4% Q2 2023 → Q2 2024 | +3.4%/yr | |
| 8 | BJT Anutin Charnvirakul | 7 Sep 2025 – now | +3.2% Q2 2025 → Q2 2026 | +3.2%/yr | |
| 9 |  Prayut Chan-o-cha | 9 Jun 2019 – 22 Aug 2023 | +2.9% Q1 2019 → Q2 2023 | +0.7%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. ฿ thousand per person, chain volume (2002), last four quarters · NESDC's quarterly GDP via the IMF (chain volume), summed over the trailing four quarters (the IMF's annual GDP before 2003), over the population (World Bank, UN estimates) interpolated to the quarter · Thailand data · as of Aug 2026.