During the economic crisis, Thailand's economic growth contracted more in the year 1997 is equal to -1.7%, and a year later in 1998 which is equal to -10.8%, during 1999-2000 was lower down more than 4%, and in 2001 the contraction of the economy Thailand fell slightly to 2.1%, for a rise of Thailand's economy has added more than 5% since 2002. As a result, the government was able to repay the money IMF loans at 31 July 2003 and Thailand's economy has slowed down again in the period from 2005 to 2007 due to high oil prices, the spread of avian flu to the rise of interest rates. The unrest in the three southernmost provinces, which are the most volatile which is a factor in creating fluctuations, lack of confidence in the investment and so on.