Thailand Balance of Trade

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

973

Units In

USD Million

2,000

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 26, 2025

Time to Release

30 Days 6 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
4,974.14 Feb 2016	-5,916.16 Jan 2013	44.44 USD Million	1991-2025	N/A

As an export oriented country, Thailand is highly exposed to external economic shocks, which lower demand for Thai products, thus affecting the trade balance. Thailand major exports are electronics, vehicles, machinery and equipment. The country mainly imports fuel, electronic and machinery appliances. Main trading partner are Japan (10 percent of total exports and 20 percent of total imports) and China (12 percent of total exports and 15 percent of total imports). Others include: the European Union, the United States and Malaysia.

Latest Updates

Thailand registered a trade surplus of USD 0.97 billion in March 2025, shifting from a USD 1.16 billion deficit in the same month of the previous year and compared to market estimates of a USD 1 billion surplus. It marked the 2nd straight month of trade surplus, as exports grew significantly more than imports. Sales surged 17.8% from a year earlier to a record peak of USD 29.55 billion, marking the ninth straight month of expansion, following a 14% rise in February, far above forecasts of a 13% growth. Meanwhile, purchases increased by 10.2% to a record high of USD 28.58 billion, the tenth straight month of growth, accelerating sharply from a 4% rise in the previous, much faster than forecasts of a 6.35% growth. For the first quarter of 2025, the country recorded a USD 1.08 billion surplus, with exports and imports rising 15.2% and 7.4%, respectively. Last year, the trade balance posted a deficit of USD 6.28 billion, with exports growing by 5.4%, less than the 6.3% gain in imports.