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About

United States-Thailand Trade: In 2023, United States exported $18.4B to Thailand. The main products that United States exported to Thailand were Crude Petroleum ($3.55B), Integrated Circuits ($1.03B), and Petroleum Gas ($773M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 4.73%, from $14.6B in 2018 to $18.4B in 2023.

In 2017, United States exported services to Thailand worth $2.8B, with Travel ($738M), Financial services ($531M), and Royalties and license fees ($472M) being the largest in terms of value.

Thailand-United States Trade: In 2023, Thailand exported $58.5B to United States. The main products that Thailand exported to United States were Office Machine Parts ($6.51B), Broadcasting Equipment ($5.71B), and Semiconductor Devices ($4.4B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Thailand to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 12.3%,  from $32.8B in 2018 to $58.5B in 2023.

In 2020, Thailand exported services to United States worth $4.47B, with Other business services ($2.94B), Transportation ($756M), and Travel ($561M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Thailand ranked 29 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.96), and 25 in total exports ($332B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Samsung (11.5k), American Omni Trading Company (3.78k), and IKEA Group (3.04k) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Thailand to the United States. Conversely, Thai Samsung Electronics Co.,ltd. (7.4k), Other (6.98k), and Unknown (3.92k) were notable for importing products to Thailand from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, United States exported $18.4B to Thailand. The main products exported from United States to Thailand were Crude Petroleum ($3.55B), Integrated Circuits ($1.03B), and Petroleum Gas ($773M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 4.73%, from $14.6B in 2018 to $18.4B in 2023.

In 2018, Thailand exported $58.5B to United States. The main products exported from Thailand to United States were Office Machine Parts ($6.51B), Broadcasting Equipment ($5.71B), and Semiconductor Devices ($4.4B). During the last 5 years the exports of Thailand to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 12.3%, from $32.8B in 2023 to $58.5B in 2018.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Thailand (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Thailand (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$269B
Thailand
Top Destination
United States$58.5B

This map shows whether countries import more from United States or Thailand. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from United States and Thailand or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Thailand included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Thailand than United States included Cambodia ($6.19B), Laos ($4.64B), and Burma ($4.31B).

Difference in imports from Thailand (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - Thailand

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between United States and Thailand by product, considering products traded by both, United States and Thailand.

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with Thailand in the exports of Mineral Products ($4.64B), Machines ($4.36B), and Transportation ($2.56B).

During 2018, Thailand had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Machines ($33.8B), Plastics and Rubbers ($6.06B), and Foodstuffs ($3.06B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential United States Thailand+$463MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential Thailand United States+$621MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2017, United States exported services to Thailand worth $2.8B, with Travel ($738M), Financial services ($531M), and Royalties and license fees ($472M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Thailand exported services to United States worth $4.47B, with Other business services ($2.94B), Transportation ($756M), and Travel ($561M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from United States (Flag) to Thailand (Flag) (2017)

Services Exports from Thailand (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of United States and Thailand. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Thailand. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Thailand indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Thailand (Flag) (2023)

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