Thailand

2023
2021
2020
2019
Rank 26 from a survey of 90 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
50

Indicators

Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
10
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
3
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
5
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
5
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
7
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
10
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
10
Rank 11 from a survey of 80 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
41

Indicators

Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
1
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
4
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
5
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
2
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
7
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
12
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
10
Rank 12 from a survey of 57 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
43

Indicators

Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
1
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
4
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
5
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
4
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
7
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
12
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
10
Rank 9 from a survey of 33 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
43

Indicators

Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
4
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
2
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
5
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
2
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
7
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
13
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
10

Thailand has been a Party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) since February 27, 2005. Though the Thai government has a state-owned enterprise, the Thai Tobacco Monopoly, it has made great progress not only in tobacco control but also in safeguarding public health policies from tobacco industry interference. Through the recent Tobacco Products Control Act 2017, all tobacco industry-related corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities is now banned and manufacturer or importer of tobacco products are required to report the internal information to support government regulation of tobacco products. On the other hand, areas that need to be strengthened include enforcing the ban on tobacco industry CSR, preventing appointment of retired senior government officials to the tobacco industry, and drawing up the implementing rules and regulations of the new Tobacco Products Control Act 2017.