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Closing border checkpoints has had a greater economic impact than expected!
The prolonged border tension, lasting over seven months, has directly impacted cross-border trade between Thailand and Cambodia, particularly Thai exports, valued at approximately 70 billion baht annually, while imports from Cambodia are valued at around 20 billion baht annually. The closure of border crossings has resulted in a loss of over 50 billion baht per year in border trade revenue.
Singapore and Japan lead the way! Foreign investment exceeds 270 billion baht.
Foreign investment in Thailand continues to grow remarkably. In the first 10 months of 2025, over 276 billion baht flowed into the country, a significant increase compared to the previous year. This reflects confidence in Thailand's potential as a key investment destination in the region, particularly in the automotive, digital technology, advanced manufacturing, and data center sectors, which remain key drivers of the modern economy.
Thailand is pushing forward to re-enter the Chinese market with dried seahorse.
Create new income opportunities for farmers and expand the sustainable fisheries economy.
Thai investment surges to 1.3 trillion baht, with foreign investors remaining confident in ASEAN’s production base.
Investment in Thailand remains buoyant. During the first nine months of 2025 (January–September), applications for investment promotion for over 2,622 projects, valued at 1.37 trillion baht, were received, a 94% increase compared to the same period last year. This reflects foreign investor confidence in Thailand's continued strong long-term production base in ASEAN.
Japanese investors may relocate to Thailand after prolonged border situation
The prolonged tensions along the Thai-Cambodian border have impacted the supply chains of Japanese investors, particularly in the parts and electronics industries.
Why can’t Thailand compete with Vietnam and India in ‘rice, cassava, and rubber’?
Since the beginning of 2025, the baht has strengthened by more than 7%, while competitors such as Vietnam, India, and Malaysia have weakened their currencies against the US dollar. This has resulted in Thailand's main export products, including rice, cassava, and rubber, experiencing costs rising by more than 10%, immediately reducing their competitiveness.
Opportunity for “Thai toys” to enter the Chinese market, where the value has grown to over 1.8 trillion baht
The Chinese toy market was valued at approximately US$22.8 billion (around 165 billion yuan) in 2024 and is expected to reach US$50.6 billion by 2033, growing at an average annual growth rate of 8.6%, reflecting the continued expansion of demand for toys, particularly imported and premium products.
Border trade plummets, but cross-border trade continues to support growth
Thailand-Cambodia border trade in July 2025 plummeted by nearly 100%, shrinking by 97.5%, resulting in a more than 20% decrease in overall border trade, to just 66.22 billion baht.
Thailand-China opens new border crossing! Enhances fruit trade, effective September 1st.
Thailand and China have reached a significant agreement to expand the number of fresh fruit import and export border checkpoints by five, under the third-country transit cooperation framework, which will be effective from September 1, 2025.
The Thai economy in 2015 grew by 2.2%, driven by exports and domestic consumption.
The latest estimates suggest the Thai economy is expected to expand by 2.2% per year in 2025, up from the previous 2.1% forecast and in line with international organizations' upward revisions to 2% from 1.8%, while the global economy is expected to grow by 3% overall.