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Where does Thailand get its cars? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Thailand imported $2.7 billion of cars (204 thousand tonnes), 0.3% of the world total. China sold 58% of the total, followed by Japan (13%) and Malaysia (8%). Thailand was the world’s 53rd-largest importer of cars.

Summary

Value
$2.7billion
Tonnes
204thousand tonnes
Share of world total
0.3%
World rank
53rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China1.6Tonnes: 116,137USD per tonne: $13,55958.3%Sea
Japan0.35Tonnes: 54,852USD per tonne: $6,44813.1%Sea
Malaysia0.21Tonnes: 8,106USD per tonne: $25,7807.7%Land
Germany0.17Tonnes: 6,049USD per tonne: $28,6966.4%Sea
Indonesia0.13Tonnes: 10,471USD per tonne: $12,2804.8%Sea
United Kingdom0.06Tonnes: 1,079USD per tonne: $51,6872.1%Air
United States0.05Tonnes: 2,256USD per tonne: $22,3451.9%Sea
Italy0.04Tonnes: 325USD per tonne: $117,3971.4%Air
Slovakia0.03Tonnes: 1,028USD per tonne: $33,4081.3%Sea
South Korea0.01Tonnes: 727USD per tonne: $20,1630.54%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.01Tonnes: 893USD per tonne: $15,8430.52%Sea
Vietnam0.01Tonnes: 459USD per tonne: $16,0340.27%Sea
Mexico0.01Tonnes: 347USD per tonne: $20,4430.26%Sea
Austria0.01Tonnes: 193USD per tonne: $36,5360.26%Air
Belgium re-exports0.01Tonnes: 231USD per tonne: $24,1190.21%Sea
Cyprus< 0.01Tonnes: 81USD per tonne: $53,9570.16%Air
Hungary< 0.01Tonnes: 203USD per tonne: $18,9340.14%Sea
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 278USD per tonne: $12,6270.13%Sea
Philippines< 0.01Tonnes: 53USD per tonne: $47,4110.09%Air
Canada< 0.01Tonnes: 90USD per tonne: $21,3030.07%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2023

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • China 1.6
  • Japan 0.35
  • Malaysia 0.21
  • Germany 0.17
  • Indonesia 0.13

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.011.6
Japan0.670.35
Malaysia< 0.010.21
Germany0.570.17
Indonesia< 0.010.13

Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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