十余年前的泰国,本是东南亚地区一个典型的农业国。八十年代,外国资本看中了泰国有丰富的廉价劳动力资源,纷纷来此投资建厂,于是泰国便由农业国逐步转型为工业国,进出口贸易连年剧升,经济实力日益增强。在1985～1995年的十年间,其经济发展每年平均增长率达8.5%,令国际社会刮目相看,泰国与其邻国菲律宾、马来西亚和印度尼西亚同被誉为继“亚洲四小龙”(韩国、新加坡、香港、台湾)之后的“亚洲四小虎”。 经济结构失调 泰国经济高速增长主要是靠出口推动。然而泰国必须大量进口机器设备和原材料,才能生产 More than a decade ago, Thailand was originally a typical agricultural country in Southeast Asia. In the 1980s, foreign capital fancy Thailand has abundant cheap labor resources, have come to invest and build factories, so Thailand will be gradually transformed from an agricultural country to an industrialized country, import and export trade soared in recent years, increasing economic strength. In the decade of 1985-1995, its economic growth averaged 8.5% annually, giving the international community a spectacular view. Thailand and its neighboring countries, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, are hailed as the “Four Little Asian Tigers” (South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong , Taiwan) after the “four tigers in Asia.” Economic structural imbalance Thailand’s rapid economic growth is mainly driven by exports. However, Thailand must import large quantities of machinery and equipment and raw materials before it can produce it