Thailand has enjoyed a long period of robust economic growth. In its
advancement as a middle-income country, Thailand has made allot of in
meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and has developed its
own MDG Plus targets.
Poverty has been reduced from 21 percent in 2000 to about 8.2 percent in
2009, or approximately 5 million people. With its firm commitment to the MDGs
and South-south Cooperation, Thailand has become an increasingly active global
development partner.
Thailand has shown remarkable economic growth over the last 20 years,
reducing poverty from from 21 percent in 2000 to around 8 percent in 2009. In
the past two decades, Thailand has also been extending the coverage of its
social services, including education and health care, to nearly all of its
population.
In the areas of poverty, education and health, Thailand has made strong
progress over the past twenty years. According to the National Economic and
Social Development Board (NESDB), poverty in Thailand has continued to decline
since the Asian Economic Crisis in 1997.
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