Thailand will host the IMF-World Bank Group (WBG) Annual Meetings in October 2026, an opportunity to showcase the nation’s forward-looking development vision. In preparation for the Annual Meetings, "Building Thailand’s Future Today" is a WBG Thailand report and consultation platform that will help layout a development vision for Thailand. It will take stock of Thailand’s development successes and pressing future priorities. It will then help lay out a vision and a practical roadmap for Thailand’s path to high-income and inclusive society.
To achieve it’s development vision, Thailand will need to cultivate new industries, and reinvigorate existing ones, to drive job creation and growth. The WBG has jobs as the north star of its global strategy, and the "Building Thailand’s Future Today" report has translated this agenda into Thailand’s comparative advantage. It identifies five key "Industries of the Future" with strong potential to contribute to Thailand’s growth and development.
Advanced manufacturing
Agribusiness
Digital services
Sustainable and health tourism
Creative industries
To achieve its development vision, Thailand will need to cultivate new industries, and reinvigorate existing ones, to drive job creation and growth.
