Anutin Charnvirakul

Prime Minister — Thailand

Country momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

• The consumer subsidy scheme (0.4-0.5% of GDP); the Cambodia border ceasefire held.
• The EEC; the Bangkok-Nong Khai high-speed rail (China-linked); the Land Bridge.
• Art. 112 lèse-majesté: the world's harshest royal-defamation law, actively used.
• Per-capita PPP ~$24,000 — upper-middle income, stalled.