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Thailand
Thailand has a compulsory ID card and ThaID, run by the Department of Provincial Administration, with facial verification. The retail digital baht pilot ended in 2023 and the central bank has no plan for retail issuance as of early 2026.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Thailand
- Program
- Thai ID card; ThaID; DGA Digital ID
- Status
- Available, partial uptake
- National ID card
- ID card compulsory
- Biometrics
- Yes
- Law
- Royal Decree on regulated digital ID service businesses B.E. 2565 (2022), in force 21 June 2023
ThaID offers facial verification against the Department of Provincial Administration database. ETDA reports Digital ID supports 1,797 government e-services and 28 licences held by 23 organisations. Phase 2 (2025-2027) plans to extend services to foreigners and vulnerable groups.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- Research
- Name
- Digital baht
The retail pilot (Bang Khun Phrom) ran from late 2022 to Q3 2023. As of January 2026 the Bank of Thailand has no plan for full retail issuance and is using the findings for programmable payments and tokenisation.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2023-06-21Courts & law
The Royal Decree regulating digital ID service businesses took effect. Tilleke & Gibbins ↗
UN and WHO
How Thailand has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Voted yes
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 75.4 · rank 43 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 3
Sovereignty score
How the 0 adds up
- 0No tracked actions either way.
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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.