(WIPO code: TH) (latest review November 2023)

by TILLEKE & GIBBINS INTERNATIONAL LTD., Bangkok

General Information

Area

513,120 sq. km.

Population

71.84 million (estimated November 2023).

Capital

Bangkok, with 11.07 million inhabitants (estimated 2023).

Languages

Thai (official), English, ethnic and regional dialects.

Currency

Baht.

Imports

Machinery, chemical products, steel and iron, integrated circuits, crude oil, computers and parts, vehicles. Tourism is a major earner of foreign exchange.

Major exports

Garments, computers and parts, electronic products and parts, motor vehicles, parts and accessories, canned fish, fresh, chilled or frozen shrimps, petrochemical products, precious stones and jewelry, rice.

Statistics Filed Granted
Patents (1979-2022) 300,645 90,964
Petty patents (1999-2022) 45,530 20,761
Trademarks (1999-2022)
940,688 574,379