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Thailand Global Wellness Institute country rank
#24 globally; #9 Asia-Pacific
Thailand ranks 24th in the Global Wellness Institute's 2026 country rankings (based on 2024 wellness-economy data) and 9th within Asia-Pacific, behind China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia. Thailand placed 7th among GWI's top 25 markets for growth between 2023 and 2024 at 10.1%, with wellness real estate (+22.9%) and spas (+18%) the fastest-expanding sub-sectors. Within wellness tourism specifically Thailand ranks 15th globally and was the second-fastest-growing wellness-tourism destination in 2024 at +36.4% year-on-year.
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Thailand ranks 24th in the Global Wellness Institute's 2026 country rankings (based on 2024 wellness-economy data) and 9th within Asia-Pacific, behind China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia. Thailand placed 7th among GWI's top 25 markets for growth between 2023 and 2024 at 10.1%, with wellness real estate (+22.9%) and spas (+18%) the fastest-expanding sub-sectors. Within wellness tourism specifically Thailand ranks 15th globally and was the second-fastest-growing wellness-tourism destination in 2024 at +36.4% year-on-year.
Thailand ranks 24th in the Global Wellness Institute's 2026 country rankings (based on 2024 wellness-economy data) and 9th within Asia-Pacific, behind China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia. Thailand placed 7th among GWI's top 25 markets for growth between 2023 and 2024 at 10.1%, with wellness real estate (+22.9%) and spas (+18%) the fastest-expanding sub-sectors. Within wellness tourism specifically Thailand ranks 15th globally and was the second-fastest-growing wellness-tourism destination in 2024 at +36.4% year-on-year.
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2024 data (released 2026)
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What this tells you
Thailand ranks 24th in the Global Wellness Institute's 2026 country rankings (based on 2024 wellness-economy data) and 9th within Asia-Pacific, behind China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia. Thailand placed 7th among GWI's top 25 markets for growth between 2023 and 2024 at 10.1%, with wellness real estate (+22.9%) and spas (+18%) the fastest-expanding sub-sectors. Within wellness tourism specifically Thailand ranks 15th globally and was the second-fastest-growing wellness-tourism destination in 2024 at +36.4% year-on-year.
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Thailand total wellness economy (2020-2024)
Global Wellness Institute Country Rankings 2026, GWI Wellness Economy Monitor, Travel Daily News Asia
Top Thailand spa and wellness operators by revenue (2024)
Siam Wellness Group annual report, Minor International annual report, SET filings
Thailand medical and wellness tourism revenue (2020-2024)
Tourism Authority of Thailand, Ministry of Public Health, Bumrungrad and BDMS investor disclosures
Thailand international tourist arrivals (2019-2024)
Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Tourism Authority of Thailand, TAT Intelligence Center
Thailand LTR visa Wealthy Pensioner approvals
Thailand Board of Investment LTR Programme, BOI annual report
Chiva-Som Hua Hin published rate per night
Chiva-Som official fact sheet, Booking and Kayak rate-shop data, Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice
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