Foreign investment applications rise 46% in JanuaryForeign investment applications under the Foreign Business Act were robust in January, with a total investment value of 33.8 billion baht, up 46% year-on-year, driven mainly by investors from China, Japan and Singapore. The top five countries/regions investing in Thailand for the period were:China (26 applications, 5.39 billion baht)Japan (25 applications, 15.3 billion baht)The United States (16 applications, 420 million baht)Singapore (12 applications, 5.51 billion baht)Hong Kong (10 applications, 587 million baht). Ms Airin said most of the foreign investment came from projects promoted under the Investment Promotion Act through the Board of Investment (BoI), totalling 55 projects, representing 49% of the 113 approved projects, with a combined investment value of 17.2 billion baht. She said these outlays align with the government's policy to attract foreign investment in future industries, such as advanced technology, digital and artificial intelligence, electric vehicles (EVs), clean energy and agri-business. The top three types of businesses approved through the BoI channel were contract manufacturing services, high-value services and computer-related services.

Source: Bangkok Post February 19, 2026 11:16 UTC