Aircraft, Spacecraft Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $3.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 99.4% of that total.
1. United States: $2.3 billion (70%)
2. France: $651.3 million (19.9%)
3. Canada: $87.3 million (2.7%)
4. Italy: $78.3 million (2.4%)
5. United Kingdom: $54.6 million (1.7%)
6. Singapore: $50.2 million (1.5%)
7. Japan: $17.6 million (0.5%)
8. China: $9.1 million (0.3%)
9. Malaysia: $8.1 million (0.25%)
10. Germany: $6 million (0.2%)
Alcoholic Beverages Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $415.7 million. The 10 countries below supplied 88.3% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $174.9 million (42.1%)
2. France: $93.8 million (22.6%)
3. Australia: $23.2 million (5.6%)
4. Singapore: $19.5 million (4.7%)
5. Viet Nam: $14 million (3.4%)
6. South Africa: $11.7 million (2.8%)
7. United States: $10.9 million (2.6%)
8. Netherlands: $7.1 million (1.7%)
9. Italy: $6.4 million (1.5%)
10. Japan: $5.6 million (1.3%)
Aluminum Imports
Thai imports for this product category were
$3.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 81.8% of that total.
1. China: $633.3 million (20.2%)
2. Japan: $403.2 million (12.9%)
3. Australia: $389.2 million (12.4%)
4. United Arab Emirates: $305.9 million (9.8%)
5. Malaysia: $282.5 million (9%)
6. South Korea: $177.8 million (5.7%)
7. South Africa: $128.8 million (4.1%)
8. Qatar: $101.2 million (3.2%)
9. Taiwan: $73.4 million (2.3%)
10. Russia: $63.8 million (2%)
Automobile Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $8.4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 87.1% of that total.
1. Japan: $3.5 billion (41.7%)
2. China: $867.9 million (10.4%)
3. Indonesia: $739.8 million (8.9%)
4. Germany: $656.4 million (7.9%)
5. Malaysia: $333.9 million (4%)
6. United States: $305.6 million (3.7%)
7. Philippines: $289.5 million (3.5%)
8. India: $224.2 million (2.7%)
9. Viet Nam: $199 million (2.4%)
10. South Korea: $177.2 million (2.1%)
Cereals Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $513.6 million. The 10 countries below supplied 98.2% of that total.
1. United States: $177.4 million (34.5%)
2. Australia: $171.1 million (33.3%)
3. Ukraine: $90 million (17.5%)
4. Canada: $36.2 million (7.1%)
5. Brazil: $12 million (2.3%)
6. India: $4.8 million (0.9%)
7. Cambodia: $3.8 million (0.7%)
8. Thailand: $3.6 million (0.7%)
9. Viet Nam: $3 million (0.6%)
10. South Africa: $2.6 million (0.5%)
Organic Chemicals Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 80.8% of that total.
1. China: $905.6 million (18.1%)
2. Singapore: $648 million (13%)
3. Japan: $464.5 million (9.3%)
4. South Korea: $385.7 million (7.7%)
5. Saudi Arabia: $339.3 million (6.8%)
6. United States: $317.2 million (6.4%)
7. Malaysia: $271.2 million (5.4%)
8. Taiwan: $266.5 million (5.3%)
9. Indonesia: $231.6 million (4.6%)
10. India: $205.8 million (4.1%)
Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $450.2 million. The 10 countries below supplied 80.5% of that total.
1. China: $221.1 million (49.1%)
2. Italy: $25.7 million (5.7%)
3. Hong Kong: $21.7 million (4.8%)
4. Viet Nam: $16.6 million (3.7%)
5. Turkey: $14.8 million (3.3%)
6. Cambodia: $13.1 million (2.9%)
7. Bangladesh: $13.1 million (2.9%)
8. India: $12.3 million (2.7%)
9. Morocco: $12.2 million (2.7%)
10. France: $11.8 million (2.6%)
Copper Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $3.5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 89.6% of that total.
1. Japan: $768.3 million (22%)
2. Laos: $518 million (14.9%)
3. China: $433.1 million (12.4%)
4. Indonesia: $351.7 million (10.1%)
5. Taiwan: $249.4 million (7.1%)
6. Congo: $207.7 million (6%)
7. Australia: $199.1 million (5.7%)
8. South Korea: $167.3 million (4.8%)
9. Malaysia: $139.5 million (4%)
10. Zambia: $89.9 million (2.6%)
Electronic Equipment Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $38.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 88.6% of that total.
1. China: $11.5 billion (30.1%)
2. Japan: $6.8 billion (17.9%)
3. Malaysia: $3.2 billion (8.5%)
4. Taiwan: $3 billion (7.9%)
5. United States: $2.2 billion (5.7%)
6. Singapore: $2.1 billion (5.5%)
7. South Korea: $1.6 billion (4.1%)
8. Viet Nam: $1.6 billion (4.1%)
9. Philippines: $954.2 million (2.5%)
10. Germany: $904.2 million (2.4%)
Footwear Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $843.7 million. The 10 countries below supplied 88.1% of that total.
1. China: $480.9 million (57%)
2. Japan: $73.2 million (8.7%)
3. Malaysia: $35.9 million (4.3%)
4. Viet Nam: $31.2 million (3.7%)
5. Germany: $31.1 million (3.7%)
6. United States: $27.4 million (3.2%)
7. Italy: $18.8 million (2.2%)
8. Singapore: $16.4 million (1.9%)
9. Taiwan: $15.4 million (1.8%)
10. Indonesia: $12.8 million (1.5%)
Furniture, Lighting, Signs Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $843.7 million. The 10 countries below supplied 88.1% of that total.
1. China: $480.9 million (57%)
2. Japan: $73.2 million (8.7%)
3. Malaysia: $35.9 million (4.3%)
4. Viet Nam: $31.2 million (3.7%)
5. Germany: $31.1 million (3.7%)
6. United States: $27.4 million (3.2%)
7. Italy: $18.8 million (2.2%)
8. Singapore: $16.4 million (1.9%)
9. Taiwan: $15.4 million (1.8%)
10. Indonesia: $12.8 million (1.5%)
Gems, Precious Metals Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $9.5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84.7% of that total.
1. Switzerland: $2.8 billion (29.7%)
2. United States: $1 billion (10.9%)
3. Japan: $875 million (9.2%)
4. Australia: $841.8 million (8.8%)
5. South Africa: $574.3 million (6%)
6. Thailand: $489.7 million (5.1%)
7. China: $427.6 million (4.5%)
8. Hong Kong: $372.6 million (3.9%)
9. Belgium: $354.9 million (3.7%)
10. India: $262.2 million (2.8%)
Inorganic Chemicals Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $1.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84.4% of that total.
1. China: $705.8 million (40%)
2. Japan: $193 million (10.9%)
3. Malaysia: $134.9 million (7.6%)
4. United States: $116.3 million (6.6%)
5. South Korea: $69.3 million (3.9%)
6. Taiwan: $68 million (3.9%)
7. Australia: $67.4 million (3.8%)
8. Germany: $65.8 million (3.7%)
9. Indonesia: $45.2 million (2.6%)
10. Austria: $24.2 million (1.4%)
Iron and Steel Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $12 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 92.3% of that total.
1. Japan: $4.7 billion (39.1%)
2. China: $2.2 billion (18.2%)
3. South Korea: $1.5 billion (12.9%)
4. Taiwan: $643.7 million (5.4%)
5. United Kingdom: $551.9 million (4.6%)
6. Russia: $498.5 million (4.2%)
7. India: $313.3 million (2.6%)
8. Viet Nam: $269.2 million (2.2%)
9. Australia: $193.7 million (1.6%)
10. United States: $189.7 million (1.6%)
Iron or Steel Product Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $6.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 88.8% of that total.
1. Japan: $1.9 billion (28.2%)
2. China: $1.8 billion (27.6%)
3. Thailand: $405.2 million (6.1%)
4. United States: $399.4 million (6%)
5. South Korea: $390.4 million (5.9%)
6. Taiwan: $232.9 million (3.5%)
7. Malaysia: $230.4 million (3.5%)
8. Germany: $202.8 million (3.1%)
9. Singapore: $194.6 million (2.9%)
10. Italy: $124.8 million (1.9%)
Machines, Engines, Pumps Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $29.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 86.8% of that total.
1. Japan: $7.9 billion (26.6%)
2. China: $7.5 billion (25.3%)
3. Malaysia: $2.6 billion (8.8%)
4. United States: $2.1 billion (7.2%)
5. Germany: $1.7 billion (5.6%)
6. South Korea: $1.2 billion (3.9%)
7. Taiwan: $797.8 million (2.7%)
8. Singapore: $695.7 million (2.3%)
9. Italy: $693.2 million (2.3%)
10. United Kingdom: $650.5 million (2.2%)
Meat Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $159.5 million. The 10 countries below supplied 88.2% of that total.
1. India: $45.9 million (28.8%)
2. Australia: $39.3 million (24.6%)
3. New Zealand: $17.2 million (10.8%)
4. Netherlands: $8.7 million (5.4%)
5. Germany: $8.7 million (5.4%)
6. Italy: $5.3 million (3.3%)
7. United States: $5.1 million (3.2%)
8. Japan: $3.8 million (2.4%)
9. Turkey: $3.8 million (2.4%)
10. China: $3.2 million (2%)
Medical, Technical Equipment Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $5.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 82.6% of that total.
1. Japan: $1.6 billion (29.1%)
2. China: $897.4 million (16.8%)
3. United States: $616.2 million (11.5%)
4. Malaysia: $352.7 million (6.6%)
5. Germany: $297.6 million (5.6%)
6. Philippines: $179.6 million (3.4%)
7. South Korea: $140.6 million (2.6%)
8. Italy: $132.6 million (2.5%)
9. Singapore: $124.7 million (2.3%)
10. Viet Nam: $120.2 million (2.2%)
Oil Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $48.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 80.9% of that total.
1. United Arab Emirates: $12.2 billion (25.4%)
2. Saudi Arabia: $6.7 billion (14%)
3. Myanmar (Burma): $3.6 billion (7.5%)
4. Qatar: $3.5 billion (7.3%)
5. Russia: $2.6 billion (5.3%)
6. Indonesia: $2.5 billion (5.2%)
7. Malaysia: $2.5 billion (5.1%)
8. Australia: $2.3 billion (4.7%)
9. Oman: $1.7 billion (3.5%)
10. Singapore: $1.5 billion (3.01%)
Paper Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $1.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84.1% of that total.
1. China: $327.8 million (19.5%)
2. Japan: $234.7 million (13.9%)
3. Singapore: $220.3 million (13.1%)
4. United States: $109.5 million (6.5%)
5. Indonesia: $96.4 million (5.7%)
6. Sweden: $90.2 million (5.4%)
7. Germany: $86.8 million (5.2%)
8. Malaysia: $85.7 million (5.1%)
9. South Korea: $85 million (5.1%)
10. Taiwan: $79.6 million (4.7%)
Perfumes, Cosmetics Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $1.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 86.7% of that total.
1. Singapore: $249.9 million (19.4%)
2. United States: $183.4 million (14.2%)
3. France: $168.9 million (13.1%)
4. Japan: $114.8 million (8.9%)
5. China: $104.5 million (8.1%)
6. Indonesia: $101.3 million (7.8%)
7. United Kingdom: $69.3 million (5.4%)
8. Germany: $51 million (4%)
9. South Korea: $47.4 million (3.7%)
10. Malaysia: $28 million (2.2%)
Pharmaceuticals Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $1.9 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 71.2% of that total.
1. United States: $314.5 million (16.2%)
2. Germany: $208.1 million (10.7%)
3. France: $164.3 million (8.5%)
4. Switzerland: $124.2 million (6.4%)
5. India: $123.5 million (6.4%)
6. Italy: $111.5 million (5.7%)
7. United Kingdom: $92.1 million (4.7%)
8. China: $85.7 million (4.4%)
9. Japan: $84.2 million (4.3%)
10. Belgium: $73.6 million (3.8%)
Plastics Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $8.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 86.8% of that total.
1. Japan: $1.8 billion (22.1%)
2. China: $1.6 billion (19.4%)
3. Malaysia: $677.2 million (8.3%)
4. South Korea: $676.3 million (8.3%)
5. United States: $647 million (7.9%)
6. Singapore: $578.2 million (7.1%)
7. Taiwan: $450.6 million (5.5%)
8. Germany: $297.4 million (3.6%)
9. Saudi Arabia: $253.2 million (3.1%)
10. Indonesia: $130.9 million (1.6%)
Rubber Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $2.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84.3% of that total.
1. Japan: $688.8 million (29.4%)
2. China: $270.4 million (11.5%)
3. South Korea: $254.2 million (10.9%)
4. United States: $197.7 million (8.4%)
5. Taiwan: $187.7 million (8%)
6. Malaysia: $136.5 million (5.8%)
7. Germany: $84.4 million (3.6%)
8. France: $60.6 million (2.6%)
9. Singapore: $49.7 million (2.1%)
10. Indonesia: $43.5 million (1.9%)
Wood Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $643 million. The 10 countries below supplied 88.4% of that total.
1. Malaysia: $175.8 million (27.3%)
2. China: $152.7 million (23.7%)
3. Myanmar (Burma): $80.4 million (12.5%)
4. Laos: $45.2 million (7%)
5. New Zealand: $36.7 million (5.7%)
6. United States: $35.4 million (5.5%)
7. Viet Nam: $11.6 million (1.8%)
8. Indonesia: $10.8 million (1.7%)
9. Brazil: $10.7 million (1.7%)
10. Canada: $9.2 million (1.4%)
Knit or Crochet Clothing Imports
Thai imports for this product category were $317.3 million. The 10 countries below supplied 86.3% of that total.
1. China: $192.3 million (60.6%)
2. Viet Nam: $23.4 million (7.4%)
3. Bangladesh: $10.7 million (3.4%)
4. Turkey: $9.6 million (3%)
5. Cambodia: $8.1 million (2.6%)
6. Italy: $8.1 million (2.5%)
7. Portugal: $7 million (2.2%)
8. Indonesia: $5.8 million (1.8%)
9. Japan: $4.5 million (1.4%)
10. India: $4.3 million (1.4%)
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for leading Thai import countries from 2010 to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Thailand Import Partners 2014
Fastest-Growing Thai Import Countries
Research Note:
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include
re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include
re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance
costs are sometimes added to import totals.
Thailand imported US$228.5 billion worth of goods from its international trade buddies in 2014. The adjacent list reveals the 10 top Thai trade partners, accounting for 67.3% of total Thai imports.
