1. “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

3. 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

4. the

5. 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

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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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
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

23. 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

24. For more information, please contact 1
For more information, please contact Royal Thai Embassy Calle Joaquín Costa, Madrid Tel. (34-91) , , Fax. (34-91) , Office of Commercial Affairs Calle Segre 29-2A 28002, Madrid Tel. (34-91) , Fax. (34-91) Thailand Board of Investment Paris Office Ambassade Royale de Thailande 8, Rue Greuze Paris, France Tel. : Fax :