Thailand Trade Trends 2025

According to data released by Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce, the country's exports expanded by 16.8 per cent in December compared to the previous year, marking the 18^th consecutive month of growth, following a 7.1 per cent rise in the previous month, while imports increased to 18.8 per cent in December.

Considering the whole year 2025, exports rose to 12.9 per cent from a year earlier, showing the highest growth rate in four years. Similarly, imports increased by 12.9 per cent compared to the previous year.

Key drivers of growth continued to be driven mainly by electronics and electrical appliances, in line with the upswing in the computer cycle and the expansion of modern technologies, including AI, which has boosted demand for manufactured goods. Conversely, for the whole 2025 agricultural exports shrunk until December, showing an increase of 6.8 per cent compared to the previous month.

Exports to key destinations, including the United States, China, Japan and the European Union, continued to show solid performance. Several secondary markets, such as South Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, also recorded positive results.

In its latest outlook, the International Monetary Fund estimated Thailand’s GDP growth rate to be 1.6 per cent in 2026.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a political and economic union of ten member states, has a population of 667 million and a territory of 4.5 million km². It is currently the third-largest economy in Asia-Pacific and the fifth-largest globally. The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has a combined GDP of USD 4.2 trillion, according to estimates for 2025.