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Who buys Thailand’s solar panels and cells? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, Thailand exported $4.5 billion of solar panels and cells (903 thousand tonnes), 5.7% of the world total. The United States bought 76% of the total, followed by China (5%) and India (3%). Thailand was the world’s 5th-largest exporter of solar panels and cells.

Summary

Value
$4.5billion
Tonnes
903thousand tonnes
Share of world total
5.7%
World rank
5th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States3.4Tonnes: 882,130USD per tonne: $3,86976.3%Sea
China0.24Tonnes: 2,893USD per tonne: $82,2955.3%Air
India0.15Tonnes: 1,035USD per tonne: $145,8863.4%Air
Singapore re-exports0.14Tonnes: 67USD per tonne: $2,083,6073.1%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.12Tonnes: 313USD per tonne: $385,3012.7%Air
Vietnam0.07Tonnes: 1,026USD per tonne: $72,7701.7%Air
Japan0.06Tonnes: 29USD per tonne: $1,958,1451.3%Air
South Korea0.05Tonnes: 99USD per tonne: $538,1641.2%Air
Germany0.05Tonnes: 104USD per tonne: $457,1061.1%Air
Taiwan0.03Tonnes: 5,852USD per tonne: $5,9110.77%Sea
Mexico0.02Tonnes: 2,059USD per tonne: $11,2070.52%Sea
Canada0.02Tonnes: 3,060USD per tonne: $5,0220.34%Sea
Macao0.02Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $2,351,8170.34%Air
United Kingdom0.01Tonnes: 53USD per tonne: $262,0420.31%Air
Indonesia0.01Tonnes: 177USD per tonne: $77,0620.31%Air
Malaysia0.01Tonnes: 56USD per tonne: $163,7380.21%Land
France0.01Tonnes: 8USD per tonne: $884,6730.16%Air
Myanmar0.01Tonnes: 1,650USD per tonne: $3,7530.14%Land
South Africa0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.13%Sea
Hungary0.01Tonnes: 25USD per tonne: $228,2080.13%Air

Trend

Who it sells to

The United States has been its main destination since 2016

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

  • United States 3.4
  • China 0.24
  • India 0.15
  • Singapore 0.14
  • Hong Kong 0.12

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.013.4
China< 0.010.24
India< 0.010.15
Singapore0.010.14
Hong Kong0.010.12

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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