“Thailand: A Strategic Country in ASEAN” Presented by H.E. Mrs. Rattikul Chansuriya, Ambassador of Thailand “Trade and Investment Opportunities in Thailand “ at Chamber of Commerce, Zaragoza on 4 July 2017

Tourism in Thailand Tourist Arrivals in 2016 32.5 million visitors (9% increase) including 168,843 Spanish tourists (11.82 % increase) Spanish tourists in Thailand in 2017 49,291 Spaniards went to Thailand during Jan.-May 2017 (3.6% increase) 3

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Thailand-Spain Bilateral Trade in 2016 Volume ( millions Euros) Growth (%) 2015 2016 Total Trade 1,235 1,460 -8.78 17.98 Export 770 879.57 5.93 14.29 Import 465 577.54 -25.82 24.07 Trade Balance 304 302.03 207.23 -0.69 No. Principal Exports 1 Air conditioning machine and parts thereof 2 Motor cars, parts and accessories 3 Rubber products 4 Rubber 5 Chemical products 6 Iron and steel and their products 7 Prepared or preserved fruits 8 Motorcycles, parts and accessories 9 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 10 Plastic products No. Principal Imports 1 Chemicals 2 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 3 Machinery and parts 4 Aeroplanes, gliders, instruments and parts 5 Parts and accessories of vehicles 6 Vegetables and vegetable products 7 Electrical machinery and parts 8 Animals and animal products 9 Iron, steel and products 10 Metal manufactures

 

Eastern Economic Corridor Development Project 41 Billion Euros in the next 5 Years  

Excellent Infrastructure Road Rails Extensive network of roads across the country Road Network : 191,000 km total Highways : 51,473 km Expressway : 150 km Motorways : 81.8 km Outer-ring Roads : 64 km Railroads across the country and connected to neighboring countries Rail System : 4,044 km total Single Track : 3,764 km (93%) Double Track : 173 km (4%) Triple Track : 107 km (3%) 4,346 km of rail links to Malaysia & Singapore Airports River & Deep Sea Ports 38 Commercial Airports 7 International Airports Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phuket, Hat Yai, Udon Thani, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao 28 Domestic Airports 3 airports are operated by private sector Trat, Samui, Sukhothai 8 International Deep Sea Ports 3 International River Ports Laem Chabang is ranked 22nd among container ports by World Shipping Council Road to Dawai Deep Sea Port

Thailand’s FTAs TPP RCEP *Map is not drawn to actual size Under Study ASEAN-EU Thai-EU ASEAN-Korea Thailand-Korea USA ASEAN-Japan Thai-Japan ASEAN-China Thailand-China TPP ASEAN-GCC RCEP ASEAN-India Thai-India ASEAN AEC Thailand-Peru BIMSTEC Thai-Australia ASEAN-MERCOSUR ASEAN-CER Thailand-Chile Thai-New Zealand Under Study Ongoing Negotiation FTAs in Force *Map is not drawn to actual size

Thailand is Highly Ranked World Bank Ranks Thailand among the easiest places to do Business in Asia and 26th in the World (2nd in ASEAN) UNCTAD Ranks Thailand 8th as a top prospective host economy 2014-2016 Country Rank China 1 USA 2 Indonesia 3 India 4 Brazil 5 Germany 6 United Kingdom 7 Thailand 8 Vietnam 9 Russian Federation 10 2015 1 Singapore 18 Malaysia 2 New Zealand 26 Thailand 3 Hong Kong 29 Japan 4 Denmark 78 Vietnam 5 Korea, Rep. 90 China 6 Norway 95 Philippines 7 United States 101 Brunei 8 United Kingdom 114 Indonesia 9 Finland 135 Cambodia 10 Australia 142 India

Thailand Offers Best Expat Experience And Affordable Cost of Living International Living Magazine 2015: Thailand is 7th best places to retire.   HSBC Expat Explorer 2015 : Thailand is 21st best place for expats MasterCard’s Asia Pacific Destinations Index 2015 : Bangkok is ranked 1st of the most popular city Business Traveller Asia Pacific 2015: Bangkok is the Best Leisure Destination in the Asia-Pacific

For more information, please contact 1 For more information, please contact 1. Royal Thai Embassy Calle Joaquín Costa, 29 28002 Madrid Tel. (34-91) 563-2903, 563-7959, 411-5113 Fax. (34-91) 564-0033, 562-4182 Email. madthai@temb.e.telefonica.net 2. Office of Commercial Affairs Calle Segre 29-2A 28002, Madrid Tel. (34-91) 563 0190, 563 0196 Fax. (34-91) 563 8090 Email. info@thaitradespain.com 3. Thailand Board of Investment Paris Office Ambassade Royale de Thailande 8, Rue Greuze 75116 Paris, France Tel. : +33 1 5690 2600-1 Fax : +33 1 5690 2602 Email: par@boi.go.th