Before the Government took office, Thailand had been facing numerous economic, social, and political limitations stemming from both internal and external factors. As the global economy experienced one of the most severe crises in the century, Thailand experienced social conflicts arising from differences in opinions, social gaps, and lack of equality which further slowed economic growth. The unemployment problem, which was expected to become severe, also presented an obstacle in national governance towards wealth and stability.

The Government implemented urgent measures and laid a firm foundation for stand and sustainable socio-economic development to quickly and continuously solve the problems and alleviate the situation. During the two years in office, the Government enacted nine ‘iron rules’ for work practices to gain public confidence that the Government had all the sincerity and seriousness of purpose in governing the country with a view to overcoming those challenges and moving the country towards peace and security.

It was clear that, during the past two years, the Government has worked diligently and with determination in solving problems to bring about more equitable development and reduce social gaps, using political science and legal principle based on justice and non discrimination. Such an approach led to effective solutions, economic recovery, and peaceful society, thus generating overall positive impacts on every dimension of national development. Such a progress can be seen in:

• The GDP growth rate of at least 7.9% in 2010 – a remarkable rebound from severe recession with negative growth of -2.33% during the same period before the Government took office. 
• Reduction in unemployment figures to only 343,000 (0.9%) in 2010 compared with the estimate 2 million unemployed people before the Government came to office. 
• Export value between November 2008 – November 2010 that unprecedentedly increased to USD 17,700 million from the previous figure of USD 11,800 in the period before the Government was selected. 
• The number of tourists reached a record high of 15.2 million in 2010 compared to only 14.6 million in 2008. The 2010 tourist number also exceeded the target. 
• Stock market index adjusted upwards during the two-year period that the Government was in the office, rising to as high as 1,2002.90 points, when compared to the same period before the Government came in, when it stood at only 449.96 point. 
• Price of agricultural produce – it was clear that Government measures provided effective assistance to individual farmers across the country, as can be seen from:
  • Rice price, which has increased to Baht 13,645/ton from Baht 12,755/ton during the two years since the Government took office;
  • Corn price, rose to Baht 8.67%/kilogram from Baht 6.51/kilogram during the two years since the Government took office;
  • Cassava price, has risen to Baht 3.25/kilogram from Baht1.16/kilogram during the two years since the Government took office;
  • Rubber price, increased to Baht 117/kilogram compared to Baht 34/kilogram during the two year since the Government took office;
  • Oil palm price, rose to Baht 6.67/kilogram from the 3.31/kilogram during the two years that the Government took office.