What are the pillar industries or fist industries in Thailand

Thailand's three pillar industries are manufacturing, agriculture and tourism.

Thailand implemented a free economic policy, and its economy developed rapidly in the 1990s, becoming one of the "Four Little Dragons in Asia". However, it suffered a major setback in the "98 Economic Crisis" and then fell into recession and stagnation. It is one of the emerging industrial countries and emerging market economies in the world.

Thailand is the only net exporter of grain in Asia and one of the top five exporters of agricultural products in the world. The electronic industry and other manufacturing industries have developed rapidly, and the industrial structure has changed obviously. Automobile industry is the pillar industry, the automobile manufacturing center in Southeast Asia and the largest automobile market in ASEAN.

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The following is a detailed description of Thailand's economic pillars:

1. Agriculture: Agriculture is a pillar industry in Thailand, and agricultural products are one of the main export commodities, including rice, rubber, cassava, corn, sugarcane and tropical fruits. The cultivated land area in China is15.735 million hectares, accounting for 30.8% of the national territory. In 20 14, Thailand's agricultural output value was USD 42.9 billion, accounting for 1 1.6% of GDP.

1. Rice: a world-famous rice producer and exporter, China's paddy field area is * * * 1 1.95 million hectares, accounting for more than one-fifth of the country's total land area and more than two-thirds of the country's total cultivated land area; About 4 million farmers are engaged in rice production.

Since 2 1 century, the annual output of rice is about 20 million tons, ranking the first rice exporter in the world all the year round. In 20 14, Thailand's rice output was 36.673 million tons (equivalent to 20.5 million tons of rice), and its export value was/kloc-0.0969 million tons, with an export value of 5.38 billion US dollars, accounting for 25.4% of the international market, ranking first in the world.

2. rubber? The world's largest rubber producer and exporter, the annual output of rubber is about 4 million tons, accounting for one-third of the global total rubber output. Most of the rubber produced is used for export, and the annual export volume accounts for 40-45% of the total global rubber export. 52 of the 77 provinces in China grow rubber, and about 654.38+0.5 million households are engaged in rubber production.

In 20 14, the planting area was about 2.893 million hectares, accounting for 5.6% of its total land area, ranking second in the world, second only to Indonesia. Traditional rubber planting areas are mainly distributed in the south and middle, and in recent years, they have gradually begun to expand planting in the north and northeast. In 20 14, Thailand's total rubber output was 427 1 10,000 tons, with an export value of 3.409 million tons and 5.96 billion US dollars.

3.cassava? The world's third largest producer of cassava (next to Nigeria and Brazil) and the largest exporter, the total cassava planting area in China in 20 14 was1320,000 hectares, with the main producing areas in Northeast China, North China and the central and eastern regions, in which the output in Northeast China accounted for more than half of the national total. There are 480,000 farmers engaged in cassava cultivation.

In 20 14, the output of cassava was 31240,000 tons, and the export of fresh cassava and dried cassava was 6.8 million tons, with the export value of/kloc-0.5 billion US dollars. The export of cassava starch was 65.438+0.538 million tons, with an export value of 640 million US dollars.

Two. Industry: Thailand's manufacturing output value in 20 14 was155 billion USD, accounting for 42.0% of GDP. The main categories of manufacturing industry are: mining, textile, electronics, plastics, food processing, toys, automobile assembly, building materials, petrochemical industry and so on. In 20 14, Thailand's automobile production reached 2 million, ranking among the top ten automobile producers in the world.

Tourism: Thailand is rich in tourism resources with more than 500 scenic spots. The main tourist spots are Bangkok, Phuket, Pataia, Chiang Mai, Hua Hin and Koh Samui. According to the statistics of Tourism Bureau of Thailand, in 20 14, Thailand received 24.78 million foreign tourists, a year-on-year increase of -6.7%. Among them, the number of tourists from China to Thailand was 4.62 million, a year-on-year increase of -0.29%. According to the statistics of the World Tourism Organization, tourism and related industries account for nearly one-fifth of Thailand's GDP.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Thailand

The Economic and Commercial Counsellor's Office of People's Republic of China (PRC) in the Kingdom of Thailand and the Embassy of People's Republic of China (PRC) in the Kingdom of Thailand-Economic Overview of Thailand (20 15 Edition)