Summary
"Future of the Thai Defense Industry - Market Attractiveness, Competitive Landscape and Forecasts to 2024", published by GlobalData, provides readers with detailed analysis of both historic and forecast defense industry values, factors influencing demand, the challenges faced by industry participants, analysis of industry leading companies and key news.
Thailand, the second-largest economy in Southeast Asia, witnessed defense budget growth of 5.53% during 2015-2019, to reach a value of US$6.9 billion in 2019. The country faces an ongoing and brutal insurgency in its southernmost provinces, as well as continued threats in Bangkok and other parts of the country from southern militants. Thailand has amped up the security spending to manage new threats, maintain internal peace and order, prevent transnational crimes and cyber-attacks and protect the monarchy. Thailand has continued the pattern of having one of Southeast Asia’s highest levels of defense spending. With this trend expected to continue over the forecast period, the country’s defense expenditure is projected to grow at a CAGR of 4.25% to reach US$8.6 billion by 2024. Defense capital expenditure is anticipated to increase from US$1.9 billion in 2020 to US$2.3 billion in 2024, at a CAGR of 4.39%, over the forecast period. The country’s defense revenue expenditure is expected to value US$5.4 billion in 2020 and grow at a CAGR of 4.20% over the forecast period to reach US$6.3 billion by 2024. Thailand is expected to allocate 49.6% of its total budget to its army, with expenditure on the navy, air force, and others sectors accounting for an average of 20.2%, 18.5%, and 11.7% respectively over the forecast period.
This report offers detailed analysis of the Thai defense industry with market size forecasts covering the next five years. This report will also analyze factors that influence demand for the industry, key market trends, and challenges faced by industry participants.
Scope
In particular, it provides an in-depth analysis of the following -
- The Thai defense industry market size and drivers: detailed analysis of the Belgian defense industry during 2020-2024, including highlights of the demand drivers and growth stimulators for the industry. It also provides a snapshot of the country’s expenditure and modernization patterns.
- Budget allocation and key challenges: insights into procurement schedules formulated within the country and a breakdown of the defense budget with respect to capital expenditure and revenue expenditure. It also details the key challenges faced by defense market participants within the country.
- Import and Export Dynamics: analysis of prevalent trends in the country’s imports and exports over the last five years.
- Market opportunities:list of the top ten defense investment opportunities over the next 5 years.
- Competitive landscape and strategic insights: analysis of the competitive landscape of the Belgian defense industry.
Reasons to buy
- This report will give the user confidence to make the correct business decisions based on a detailed analysis of the Thai defense industry market trends for the coming five years.
- The market opportunity section will inform the user about the various military requirements that are expected to generate revenues during the forecast period. The description includes technical specifications, recent orders, and the expected investment pattern by the country during the forecast period.
- Detailed profiles of the top domestic and foreign defense manufacturers with information about their products, alliances, recent contract wins, and financial analysis wherever available. This will provide the user with a total competitive landscape of the sector.
- A deep qualitative analysis of the Thai defense industry covering sections including demand drivers, key trends and latest industry contracts.
Companies Mentioned
Saab
Airbus Helicopters
Sikorsky
Northrop Grumman Corp
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Leonardo
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. What is this Report About?
1.2. Definitions
1.3. Summary Methodology
1.4. About GlobalData
2. Executive Summary
3. Market Attractiveness and Emerging Opportunities
3.1. Current Market Scenario
3.1.1. Primary Threat Perception
3.1.2. Military Doctrine and Strategy
3.1.3. Equipment of Thailand Military
3.1.4. Procurement Programs
3.1.5. Future Procurement Programs
3.1.6. Top 10 Procurement Programs by Value (US$ Million), 2019-2024
3.1.7. Social, Political and Economic Environment and Support for Defense Projects
3.1.8. Political and Strategic Alliances
3.2. Defense Market Size Historical and Forecast
3.2.1. Thailand’s Defense Budget is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of 4.25% over the Forecast Period
3.2.2. Arms Race with Other Asian countries, Border Conflicts, Modernization of Armed Forces, and Political Volatility Drives Thailand’s Defense Expenditure
3.2.3. Defense Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP to Average 1.3% over the Forecast Period
3.3. Analysis of Defense Budget Allocation
3.3.1. Average Capital Expenditure Allocation Expected to Average 26.5% of the Total Defense Budget over the Forecast Period
3.3.2. Need to Replace Obsolete Equipment to Drive Defense Capital Expenditure
3.3.3. Army Defense Accounted for the Largest Percentage Share of the Overall Defense Budget
3.3.4. Army to Account for the Majority Share of Thailand’s Defense Budget
3.3.5. Per Capita Defense Expenditure is Expected to Increase over the Forecast Period
3.4. Homeland Security Market Size and Forecast
3.4.1. Homeland Security Expenditure is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of 5.04% over the Forecast Period
3.4.2. Counter Terrorism and Maritime Security to Drive Thailand’s Homeland Security Expenditure
3.5. Benchmarking with Key Global Markets
3.5.1. Thailand’s Defense Expenditure is Expected to Increase at a Slower Rate than that of other Asian Countries over the Forecast Period
3.5.2. Thailand’s Defense Expenditure is Relatively Small when Compared to other Asian Countries
3.5.3. Thailand’s Defense Budget as a Percentage of GDP is Expected to Remain Constant over the Forecast Period
3.6. Market Opportunities: Key Trends and Growth Stimulators
3.6.1. Top 10 Defense Market Categories by Value (US$ million) - Forecast-Period Projections
3.7. Land-based C4ISR
3.8. Physical Security Market
3.9. SSK Diesel Electric Submarine
4. Defense Procurement Market Dynamics
4.1. Import Market Dynamics
4.1.1. Thailand’s Defense Imports are Expected to Increase over the Forecast Period
4.1.2. China has Slowly Emerged to Become the Key Arms Supplier to Thailand
4.1.3. Aircraft and Armored Vehicles Dominate Thailand’s Arms Imports
4.2. Export Market Dynamics
4.2.1. Negligible Defense Exports in Thailand
5. Industry Dynamics
5.1. Five Forces Analysis
6. Market Entry Strategy
6.1. Market Regulation
6.1.1. Thailand’s Defense Industry is Largely Driven by the Government’s Offset Policy
6.1.2. Thailand’s Defense Sector is Partially Regulated
6.2. Market Entry Route
6.2.1. Budgeting Process
6.2.2. Defense Exhibitions Can be Used as a Direct Entry Route into Thailand’s Defense Industry
6.2.3. Foreign Defense Organizations Enter the Market by Partnering with a Domestic Defense Firm
6.2.4. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) in Thailand
6.3. Key Challenges
6.4. Limited Defense Budget Discourages Investors from Market Entry
6.5. Corruption and Lack of Transparency Hinder the Growth of Thailand’s Defense Industry
6.6. Presence of Indirect Offsets Hampers the Growth of the Domestic Defense Sector
7. Competitive Landscape and Strategic Insights
7.1. Competitive Landscape Overview
7.1.1. Thailand Market Share Analysis, 2019-2024
7.2. Saab: Overview
7.3. Saab: Products and Services
7.4. Saab: Recent Announcements and Strategic Initiatives
7.5. Saab: Alliances
7.6. Saab: Recent Contract Wins
7.7. SAAB - Financial Analysis
7.8. Airbus Helicopters: Overview
7.9. Airbus Helicopters: Products and Services
7.10. Airbus Helicopters: Recent Announcements and Strategic Initiatives
7.11. Airbus Helicopters: Recent Contract Wins
7.12. Sikorsky: Overview
7.13. Sikorsky: Products and Services
7.14. Sikorsky: Recent Announcements and Strategic Initiatives
7.15. Sikorsky: Recent Contract Wins
7.16. Northrop Grumman Corp. Overview
7.17. Northrop Grumman Corp.: Products and Services
7.18. Northrop Grumman Corp.: Recent Contract Wins
7.19. Northrop Grumman Corp.: Financial analysis
7.20. Lockheed Martin Corp. Overview
7.21. Lockheed Martin Corp.: Products and Services
7.22. Lockheed Martin Corp.: Recent Announcements and Strategic Initiatives
7.23. Lockheed Martin Corp.: Recent Contract Wins
7.24. Lockheed Martin Corp.: Financial analysis
7.25. Leonardo: Overview
7.26. Leonardo: Products and Services
7.27. Leonardo: Recent Announcements and Strategic Initiatives
7.28. Leonardo: Recent Contract Wins
7.29. Leonardo: Financial Analysis
7.30. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering: Overview
7.31. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering: Products and Services
7.32. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering: Recent Announcements and Strategic Initiatives
7.33. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering: Recent Contract Wins
8. Business Environment and Country Risk
8.1. Economic Performance
8.1.1. Nominal GDP per Capita
8.1.2. GDP at Current Prices (US$ Billion)
8.1.3. Exports of Goods and Services (LCU Billion)
8.1.4. Imports of Goods and Services (LCU Billion)
8.1.5. Gross National Disposable Income (US$ Billion)
8.1.6. LCU per US$ (Period Average)
8.1.7. Market Capitalization of Listed Companies (US$ Billion)
8.1.8. Market Capitalization of Listed Companies (% of GDP)
8.1.9. Government Cash Surplus/Deficit as a Percentage of GDP (LCU)
8.1.10. Goods Exports as a Percentage of GDP
8.1.11. Goods Imports as a Percentage of GDP
8.1.12. Services Imports as a Percentage of GDP
8.1.13. Service Exports as a Percentage of GDP
8.1.14. Foreign Direct Investment, Net (BoP, Current US$ Billion)
8.1.15. Net Foreign Direct Investment as a % of GDP
8.1.16. Mining, Manufacturing, Utilities Output (LCU Billion)
9. Appendix
9.1. About GlobalData
9.2. Disclaimer
List of Tables
Table 1: Thailand Army
Table 2: Thailand Navy
Table 3: Thailand Air Force
Table 4: Thailand - Ongoing Development and Procurement Programs
Table 5: Thailand - Future Procurement Programs
Table 6: Thailand - Top Defense Procurement Programs by Value (US$ Million), 2019-2024
Table 7: Thai Defense Expenditure (THB Billion and US$ Billion), 2015-2024
Table 8: Thai GDP Growth and Defense Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP Growth, 2015-2024
Table 9: Thai Defense Budget Split Between Capital and Revenue Expenditure (%), 2015-2024
Table 10: Thai Defense Capital Expenditure (THB Billion and US$ Billion), 2015-2024
Table 11: Thai Defense Budget Split Between Military Services (Army, Navy, Air Force and Others) (%), 2015-2024
Table 12: Thai - Defense Budget Breakdown by Service (THB Billion), 2015-2024
Table 13: Thai - Defense Budget Breakdown by Service (US$ Billion), 2015-2024
Table 14: Thai Per Capita Defense Expenditure (US$), 2015-2024
Table 15: Thai Homeland Security Expenditure (THB Billion and US$ Billion), 2015-2024
Table 16: Benchmarking with Key Markets, 2015-2019 vs. 2020-2024
Table 17: Thai - 10 Leading Defense Market Categories by Value (US$ Million), 2019-2024
Table 18: Thailand Defense Offset Regulations
Table 19: FMS Deals in Thailand
Table 20: Thailand’s Top Defense Suppliers by Value (US$ Million), 2018-2024
Table 21: Saab - Product Focus
Table 22: Saab - Alliances
Table 23: Saab - Recent Contract Wins
Table 24: Airbus Helicopters - Product Focus
Table 25: Airbus Helicopters - Recent Contract Wins
Table 26: Sikorsky - Product Focus
Table 27: Sikorsky - Recent Contract Wins
Table 28: Northrop Grumman Corp. - Product Focus
Table 29: Northrop Grumman Corp. - Recent Contract Wins
Table 30: Lockheed Martin Corp. - Product Focus
Table 31: Lockheed Martin Corp. - Recent Contract Wins
Table 32: Leonardo - Product Focus
Table 33: SME: Leonardo - Recent Contract Wins
Table 34: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering - Product Focus
Table 35: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering - Recent Contract Wins
List of Figures
Figure 1 : Thailand Defense Budget: 2020 and 2024
Figure 2: Thailand Defense Imports/Exports, 2013 and 2017
Figure 3: Thailand’s Top Five Prospective Procurements/Developments
Figure 4: Thai National Security Threats
Figure 5: Thailand’s Partnering Countries for Defense Cooperation and Military Training
Figure 6: Thai Defense Expenditure (THB Billion), 2015-2024
Figure 7: Thai Defense Expenditure (US$ Billion), 2015-2024
Figure 8: Thai GDP Growth vs. Defense Expenditure as Percentage of GDP, 2015-2024
Figure 9: Thai Defense Budget Split Between Capital and Revenue Expenditure (%), 2015-2024
Figure 10: Thai Defense Capital Expenditure (THB Billion), 2015-2024
Figure 11: Thai Defense Capital Expenditure (US$ Billion), 2015-2024
Figure 12: Thai Defense Budget Split Between Army, Navy, Air Force and Others, 2015-2024
Figure 13: Thai - Defense Budget Breakdown by Service (THB Billion), 2015-2024
Figure 14: Thai - Defense Budget Breakdown by Service (US$ Billion), 2015-2024
Figure 15: Thai Per Capita Defense Expenditure (US$), 2015-2024
Figure 16: Thailand Homeland Security Expenditure (THB Billion), 2015-2024
Figure 17: Thailand Homeland Security Expenditure (US$ Billion), 2015-2024
Figure 18: Benchmarking with Key Markets, 2015-2019 vs. 2020-2024
Figure 19: Defense Expenditure of the World’s Largest Military Spenders (US$ Billion), 2019 and 2024
Figure 20: Defense Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP of Largest Military Spenders (%), 2019
Figure 21: Land-based C4ISR Market Size (US$ Million), 2019-2024
Figure 22: Physical Security Market Size (US$ Million), 2019-2024
Figure 23: Thailand SSK Diesel Electric Submarine Market Size (US$ Million), 2019-2024
Figure 24: Thailand, Defense Procurements in Terms of Supplier Relationships, 2019
Figure 25: Thailand’s Defense Import Trend, 2013-2017 (TIV Values)
Figure 26: Thailand’s Defense Import by Country, 2014-2018 (TIV Values)
Figure 27: Thailand’s Defense Imports by Category (%), 2014-2018
Figure 28: Industry Dynamics - Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 29: Thailand’s Budgeting Process (Sample Graphical Representation)
Figure 30: Key Challenges in the Thai Defense Market
Figure 31: Thailand Market Share Analysis, 2019-2024
Figure 32: SAAB - Revenue Trend Analysis (SEK Billion), 2013-2017
Figure 33: SAAB - Operating Profit Trend Analysis (SEK Billion), 2013-2017
Figure 34: SAAB - Net Profit Trend Analysis (SEK Billion), 2013-2017
Figure 35: Northrop Grumman Corp. - Revenue Trend Analysis (US$ billion), 2013-2017
Figure 36: Northrop Grumman Corp. - Operating Profit Trend Analysis (US$ billion), 2013-2017
Figure 37: Northrop Grumman Corp. - Net Profit Trend Analysis (US$ billion), 2013-2017
Figure 38: Lockheed Martin Corp. - Revenue Trend Analysis (US$ billion), 2013-2017
Figure 39: Lockheed Martin Corp. - Operating Profit Trend Analysis (US$ billion), 2013-2017
Figure 40: Lockheed Martin Corp. - Net Profit Trend Analysis (US$ billion), 2013-2017
Figure 41: Leonardo - Revenue Trend Analysis (EUR Billion), 2013-2017
Figure 42: Leonardo - Operating Profit Trend Analysis (EUR Million), 2013-2017
Figure 43: Leonardo - Net Profit Trend Analysis (EUR Million), 2013-2017
Figure 44: Thailand’s GDP Per Capita at Constant Prices (US$), 2015-2025
Figure 45: Thailand’s GDP at Current Prices (US$ Billion), 2015-2025
Figure 46: Thailand’s Exports of Goods and Services (LCU Billion), 2005-2014
Figure 47: Thailand’s Imports of Goods and Services (LCU Billion), 2005-2014
Figure 48: Thailand’s Gross National Disposable Income (US$ Billion), 2005-2013
Figure 49: Thailand LCU per US$, 2015-2024
Figure 50: Thailand’s Market Capitalization of Listed Companies (US$ Billion), 2005-2012
Figure 51: Thailand’s Market Capitalization of Listed Companies (% of GDP), 2005-2012
Figure 52: Thailand’s Government Cash Surplus/Deficit as % of GDP (LCU), 2005-2012
Figure 53: Thailand, Goods Exports as a % of GDP (%), 2005-2014
Figure 54: Thailand, Goods Imports as a % of GDP (%), 2005-2014
Figure 55: Thailand’s Services Imports as a % of GDP (%), 2005-2014
Figure 56: Thailand, Service Exports as a % of GDP (%), 2005-2014
Figure 57: Thailand, Foreign Direct Investment, Net (BoP, Current US$ Billion), 2005-2014
Figure 58: Thailand, Net Foreign Direct Investment as a % of GDP, 2005-2014
Figure 59: Thailand’s Mining, Manufacturing, Utilities Output (LCU Billion), 2005-2014
