Trading Partner Portal: Thailand
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand Concerning Cooperation to Diversify Global Critical Minerals Supply Chains and Promote Investments
The White House, October 26, 2025
Joint Declaration by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand on the outcomes of their meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The White House, October 26, 2025
Joint Statement on a Framework for a United States-Thailand Agreement
on Reciprocal Trade
The White House, October 26, 2025
Trade Overview
Thailand is located in the lush lower Mekong River sub-Basin of Southeast Asia. It has an estimated population of over 71.62 million people and a current GDP of $577.01 billion.
It is considered an upper middle-income country by the International Trade Administration, and the second largest economy in ASEAN. Its key industries are manufacturing and tourism, with growing market potential in energy, aviation, and agriculture.
U.S. – Thailand Trade
In 2025, the U.S. exported $19.48 billion to Thailand, with oil & gas as the top export at $4.18 billion. Other exports included computer and electronic products ($3.42 billion), waste and scrap ($2.74 billion), transportation equipment ($1.85 billion), and chemicals ($1.52 billion). The U.S. is Thailand’s largest export market.
In this same year the United States imported approximately $91.34 billion from Thailand in 2025, a 44.2% increase from 2024’s $63.35 billion. Computer and electronic products accounting for over $49.22 billion of the total. Other top imports included electrical equipment, appliances, and components ($8.13 billion), non-electrical machinery ($6.29 billion), plastics and rubber products ($5.53 billion), and processed foods ($4.61 billion).
Services trade between Thailand and the U.S. totaled $7.8 billion in 2025, with exports totaling $3.77 billion. Top exports were financial services, other business services, travel, telecommunications, computer, & information services, and charges for intellectual property use.
Total services imports from Thailand to the U.S. totaled $4.04 billion, with top imports being travel, other business services, transports services, telecommunications, computer, & information services, and financial services.
California – Thailand Trade
In 2025, California exported $2.35 billion to Thailand. California’s top exports included computer and electronic products ($876 million), waste and scrap ($656 million), miscellaneous manufactures ($153 million), agricultural products ($134 million), and chemicals ($98 million). U.S. Department of Commerce
In 2025, California imported over $20.56 billion to Thailand. Primary imports were computer and electronics products ($10.79 billion), electrical appliances, equipment and components ($2.09 billion), processed foods ($1.65 billion), plastic and rubber products ($1.15 billion), and non-electrical machinery ($1.04 million). U.S. Department of Commerce
FDI – Thailand
Thai FDI in the U.S. totaled $1.1 billion in 2025, while U.S. FDI in Thailand totaled $14.8 billion. Thai FDI supported 25,000-49,999 jobs in the U.S., contributed $280 million towards expanding U.S. exports, and $36 million in innovative research and development. The top industry sectors for Thai FDI in the U.S. are chemicals, plastics, software and IT services, food and beverages, auto components, and business services. Select USA