A Deloitte report highlights that Google’s significant investment in Thailand’s data center infrastructure is expected to result in noteworthy economic advantages for the country, encompassing direct, indirect, and induced impacts on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), job creation, and labor income.
Direct Effects will encompass changes in employment and expenditures resulting directly from the operation of the development. This includes employment opportunities, construction activities, infrastructure enhancements, and property tax contributions.
Indirect Effects will measure the shifts in inter-industry transactions as industries respond to the demands of those directly impacted. This involves business-to-business purchases stemming from local expenditures on goods and services.
Induced Effects will gauge the impacts on all local industries due to household income spending generated by the direct and indirect effects.
The investments in data center construction and operations from 2025 to 2029 are projected to yield an annual average GDP contribution of around THB 6,180 million, generate approximately 14,090 jobs each year, and result in an annual average labor income of about THB 1,880 million, translating to a cumulative impact for the period of about THB 30,900 million in GDP contribution and approximately THB 9,400 million in labor income.
Throughout 2025 to 2029, construction services are foreseen as the main catalysts for economic advancement and job generation, with the wholesale and retail trade sectors, along with the agriculture and forestry industry, following suit in driving growth.
The fully operational data center will directly generate approximately 100 jobs, including roles such as plant engineers and operations managers. Google’s investments in Thailand will strengthen Thailand’s National Competitiveness Enhancement Strategy by enhancing key growth engine industries such as e-commerce, banking, and the public sector.
Meanwhile, Google is also investing in cutting-edge technologies and forming strategic partnerships to promote the production of clean energy, in line with its goal of achieving 24/7 carbon-free energy by 2030. The company is also collaborating with local organizations to aid in water restoration initiatives, aiming to replenish 120% of the freshwater it consumes by 2030.
On the social front, the company is dedicated to fostering an innovation-driven society. Through leveraging its established community investments in the Asia Pacific region, Google aims to support small- to medium-sized businesses in Thailand and plans to play a role in nurturing the next generation of STEM leaders in the country.
Previous investments in other Asia Pacific nations have demonstrated that for every Thai Baht invested by Google, there has been an estimated social benefit ranging from THB 10 to 130.
