Daily life in Bangkok, Thailand

A street butcher is selling meat at Khlong Toey wet market in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 3, 2025. Although Thailand's export market is seeing a year-over-year rise in the early months of 2025, experts are saying the overall economic situation is dire, indicated by a growing trade deficit, excessive government spending, a massive tourism decline, and a very high household-to-debt ratio looming, driving concerns of economic recession as the Thai Government is scrambling to manage the impact of incoming Trump tariffs.