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Thailand aims for 31% jump in per capita income by 2026

Customers queue outside a currency exchange in Bangkok in July. (Bloomberg Photo)

Thailand aims to lift the average per capita income by 31% in five years by tailoring economic and social policies to generate more wealth, even as it battles near-record household debt and a high cost of living.

The government wants to lift per capita income to $9,300 in the fiscal year starting Oct 1, 2026 from $7,097 in 2021, according to the National Economic and Social Development Council.

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