Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Thai Baht (THB)
- Symbol
- ฿ — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- ฿123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 33.565012644981 THB (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
Payment methods in Thailand
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 promptpay
- 02 card
- 03 truemoney
- 04 cash on delivery
- 05 bank transfer
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, jcb, unionpay, tpn. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- th-TH
- Official languages
- Thai
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +66
- Mobile format
- +66 XX XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 9
Thailand: common questions
What currency does Thailand use?
Thailand uses the Thai Baht (THB), symbol ฿. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as ฿123,456.78.
How many decimal places does THB have?
THB has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the VAT rate in Thailand?
The standard VAT rate in Thailand is 7.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Thailand?
The methods that matter in Thailand, in rough order of use: promptpay, card, truemoney, cash on delivery, bank transfer.
What is the dialling code for Thailand?
Thailand's country calling code is +66. Mobile numbers are formatted +66 XX XXX XXXX (9 digits after the country code).
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