What does the ASEAN consumer think and feel about the economy? How has spending and financial behaviour changed? Get the latest highlights from the region’s barometer of consumer sentiments.
What does the ASEAN consumer think and feel about the economy? How has spending and financial behaviour changed? Get the latest highlights from the region’s barometer of consumer sentiments.
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Thailand’s world-class infrastructure connects the region through air, land, sea and rail. The country is pursuing Thailand 4.0, a value-based, innovation-driven digital economy model.
Exports US$232 billion |
Imports US$206 billion |
1. United States 2. Mainland China 3. Japan 4. Australia 5. Hong Kong SAR |
1. Mainland China 2. Japan 3. United States 4. Malaysia 5. Taiwan |
Note: Based on 2020 data
Thailand Plus, a stimulus package introduced to attract FDIs, offers tax incentives, tax deduction for STEM developments and development of new special investment zones.
BOI Investment Incentive Scheme
Product-based | Area-based |
Bio and medical industries | EEC 3 provinces |
Advanced manufacturing | SEZ 10 provinces |
High-value business and service | Southern Border |
Creative and digital industries | Industrial Estates/Zones |
Technology-based | Merit-based |
Biotechnology | Research & Development (R&D) |
Nanotechnology | Support academic/research institutes |
Advanced material technology | Advanced technology training |
Digital technology |
Investment benefits on Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC)
World Economic Outlook (October 2021); World Bank; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; International Labour Organization: Global Wage Report 2020–21: Wages and minimum wages in the time of COVID-19; Asian Development Bank; Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), The Revenue Department of Thailand
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