ctricity - production:
130.7 billion kWh (2006 est.)
Electricity - consumption:
123.9 billion kWh (2006 est.)
Electricity - exports:
731 million kWh (2007 est.)
Electricity - imports:
4.488 billion kWh (2007 est.)
Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 91.3%
hydro: 6.4%
nuclear: 0%
other: 2.4% (2001)
Oil - production:
348,600 bbl/day (2007 est.)
Oil - consumption:
928,600 bbl/day (2006 est.)
Oil - exports:
207,400 bbl/day (2005)
Oil - imports:
832,900 bbl/day (2005)
Oil - proved reserves:
460 million bbl (1 January 2008 est.)
Natural gas - production:
25.4 billion cu m (2007 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:
35.3 billion cu m (2007 est.)
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2007 est.)
Natural gas - imports:
9.8 billion cu m (2007 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves:
331.2 billion cu m (1 January 2008 est.)
Current account balance:
$14.92 billion (2007 est.)
Exports:
$151.1 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Exports - commodities:
textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry,
automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
Exports - partners:
US 12.6%, Japan 11.9%, China 9.7%, Singapore 6.3%, Hong Kong 5.7%,
Malaysia 5.1% (2007)
Imports:
$125.2 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Imports - commodities:
capital goods, intermediate goods and raw materials, consumer goods,
fuels
Imports - partners:
Japan 20.3%, China 11.6%, US 6.8%, Malaysia 6.2%, UAE 4.9%,
Singapore 4.5%, Taiwan 4.1% (2007)
Economic aid - recipient:
$171.1 million (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$87.46 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Debt - external:
$59.52 billion (31 December 2007)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$80.83 billion (2007 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$7.013 billion (2007 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$139.6 billion (2006)
Currency (code):
baht (THB)
Currency code:
THB
Exchange rates:
baht per US dollar - 33.599 (2007), 37.882 (2006), 40.22 (2005),
40.222 (2004), 41.485 (2003)
Communications
Thailand
Telephones - main lines in use:
7.024 million (2007)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
51.377 million (2007)
Telephone system:
general assessment: high quality system, especially in urban areas
like Bangkok
domestic: fixed line system pro
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