In 2025, Thailand purchased goods from international markets worth approximately US$349.9 billion. Compared with $269.1 billion in 2021, this represents an overall growth of about 30% in import value over four years.

On a year-to-year basis, Thailand's total imports rose 12.8%, increasing from $310.2 billion in 2024 to $349.9 billion in 2025. This means Thailand accounted for roughly 1.4% of global imports, which totaled around $24.3 trillion in 2025—slightly higher than the 1.3% share recorded in 2024.

Thailand conducts most of its trade using the Thai baht. Based on the average exchange rate in 2025, the baht weakened by about 7.2% against the US dollar compared with 2024. Because of this depreciation, imported goods priced in US dollars became relatively more expensive for Thai buyers paying in baht.

Key Suppliers to Thailand

Country-level trade data shows that 77.6% of Thailand’s imported goods in 2025 came from a group of major trading partners. The largest suppliers included mainland China (31.1%), followed by Japan (8.6%), Taiwan (7.4%), and the United States (6.2%). Other important exporters to Thailand were the United Arab Emirates (5.1%), Malaysia (4.3%), Vietnam (3.1%), Indonesia (3%), South Korea (2.8%), Singapore (2.2%), Switzerland (2.1%), and India (1.7%).

Looking at imports by region, nearly four-fifths (79.2%) of Thailand's import value originated from other Asian countries. European suppliers accounted for about 8.7%, while North America provided 6.9% of imported goods.

Smaller shares came from Oceania—primarily Australia and New Zealand—which represented 2% of total imports. Latin America and the Caribbean supplied around 1.7%, and Africa contributed approximately 1.6%.

With a population of about 70.3 million, Thailand's $349.9 billion import value in 2025 equals an estimated $4,975 in imported goods per person, higher than the $4,400 per capita recorded in 2024.

Thailand's Top 10 Import Categories

The following product groups accounted for the largest share of Thailand's imports in 2025:

1.Electrical machinery and equipment – $90.3 billion (25.8%)

2.Mineral fuels including oil – $45.2 billion (12.9%)

3.Machinery including computers – $40.4 billion (11.5%)

4.Gems and precious metals – $29.5 billion (8.4%)

5.Iron and steel – $12 billion (3.4%)

6.Vehicles – $12 billion (3.4%)

7.Plastics and plastic products – $11.7 billion (3.3%)

8.Articles made from iron or steel – $9.4 billion (2.7%)

9.Optical, technical, and medical instruments – $8.4 billion (2.4%)

10.Copper – $6.9 billion (2%)

Together, these top ten import categories represented 75.9% of Thailand's total import spending in 2025.

Among these sectors, the fastest-growing imports were electrical machinery and equipment, which rose 37.5% compared with 2024. Imports of gems and precious metals increased 36.9%, largely driven by higher purchases of gold. Imports of optical, technical, and medical devices also recorded notable growth of 20.9%.

The only major category to decline was mineral fuels including oil, which dropped 12.7% compared with the previous year.

Detailed Product Demand

When examined at the 4-digit Harmonized System (HS) level, Thailand's largest import expenditures were for:

1.Electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies (10% of imports)

2.Crude oil (8.3%)

3.Unwrought gold (6%)

4.Mobile phones and smartphones (3.2%)

5.Petroleum gases (2.4%)

6.Computers and optical readers (2.3%)

7.Automotive parts and accessories (1.8%)

8.Electrical machinery components (1.7%)

9.Iron or steel miscellaneous products (1.3%)

10.Computer parts and accessories (1.2%)

Combined, these products accounted for 38.2% of Thailand's total import spending, demonstrating strong demand for electronics, energy resources, and industrial components.

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