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Thailand: Trade Profile
October 2010
Thailand
             
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2009) 67 764Rank in world trade, 2009ExportsImports
GDP (million current US$, 2009) 263 856Merchandise 2525
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009) 542 388excluding intra-EU trade1917
Current account balance (million US$, 2009) 20 284Commercial services2823
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009) 5 404excluding intra-EU trade1614
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)  139.4
Annual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Real GDP (2000=100)  14242-2
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  14345-12
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  13638-19
             
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession1 January 1995Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010)1.048
Trade Policy Review26, 28 November 2007 Import duties collected (%, 2006-2008)
GPA accession -in total tax revenue6.2
Tariffs and duty free importsto total imports1.5
Tariff binding coverage (%)   75.0Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffsFinal boundApplied 2009Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry  17
Simple average of import dutiesGoods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO11 - 6
All goods  28.2  9.9Anti-dumping (30 June 2009)23
Agricultural goods (AOA)  40.6  22.6Countervailing duties (30 June 2009)...
Non-agricultural goods  25.5  8.0Safeguards (19 October 2009)  0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)  19.1  10.0Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2008)Requests for consultation13 - 3
in agricultural goods (AOA)  15.5Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports6 - 1
in non-agricultural goods  50.8Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU)0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments  75Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU)0 - 0
             
MERCHANDISE TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) 152 498916-14
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) 133 801928-25
2009  2009
Share in world total exports   1.22Share in world total imports 1.06
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)  By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products  18.4Agricultural products7.0
Fuels and mining products  6.2Fuels and mining products22.6
Manufactures  71.7Manufactures67.3
  By main destination  By main origin
1. European Union (27)  11.91. Japan  18.7
2. United States  10.92. China  12.7
3. China  10.63. European Union (27)  9.1
4. Japan  10.34. Malaysia  6.4
5. Hong Kong, China  6.25. United States  6.3
             
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-2009 20082009
Commercial services exports (million US$) 29 934  910-9
Commercial services imports (million US$) 37 823  1121-18
2009  2009
Share in world total exports  0.89  Share in world total imports1.20
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item  By principal services item
Transportation  19.4  Transportation45.6
Travel  53.1  Travel11.0
Other commercial services  27.5  Other commercial services43.4
             
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2008Trademark registrations by office, 2008
ResidentsNon-residents Total Direct residentsDirect non-residentsMadrid Total 
  62  904  966 12 574 9 367... 21 941
             
 Source WTO
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