Currency of Thailand: Thai Baht
Thai Baht · THB · National
Who Issues Thai Baht in Thailand
Within Thailand, monetary administration is organized around the Thai Baht (THB) and Bank of Thailand. ISO 4217 identifies the same currency with numeric code 764.
For Thailand, Bank of Thailand manages the monetary framework for the Thai Baht in Thailand. THB is therefore a nationally administered currency rather than an externally issued unit. This gives the reference observation clearly bounded.
Exchange Rate for THB
For Thailand's Thai Baht, the useful benchmark is a dated THB observation with its currency pair stated explicitly. The resulting transaction amount can differ once a provider adds its margin or charges.
When reading a THB conversion, match both the currency pair and the observation date before comparing reference rates. The resulting transaction amount can differ once a provider adds its margin or charges. That keeps the data layers easy to distinguish.
Banknotes and Coins
Banknotes
Bank of Thailand's current circulation page shows polymer ฿20, ฿50 and ฿100 banknotes alongside current paper banknotes. The standard current denomination structure runs from ฿20 to ฿1,000.
Coins
Thailand's Treasury Department identifies six coin denominations actively circulating in the economy: 25 and 50 satang, plus ฿1, ฿2, ฿5 and ฿10. Lower-value 1, 5 and 10 satang coins are used for accounting rather than ordinary circulation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What currency is used in Thailand?
When interpreting Thai Baht data for Thailand, the Thai Baht (THB) is the national currency, with Bank of Thailand responsible for the domestic monetary framework.
Who manages the currency system in Thailand?
Bank of Thailand is the main monetary authority identified for Thailand.
Are the exchange rates for Thailand real-time?
For a THB comparison in Thailand, the tool requests the latest available reference observation for supported pairs and reports the date attached to that observation. Treat it as a dated benchmark, not as a guaranteed retail conversion price.
Sources & methodology
For monetary-system facts, the primary reference is Bank of Thailand, supplemented by the applicable framework for Thailand. The THB code follows ISO 4217. Structural exchange-regime facts are not mixed with a dated reference-rate observation. This separation keeps the rate context explicit.
View sources used for this page
- Bank of Thailand - official website
- SIX - ISO 4217 Maintenance Agency
- IMF - Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions
- BIS - central bank directory and institutional cross-check
- Frankfurter - latest public reference-rate feed used by the converter
- Bank of Thailand - current banknotes in circulation
- Thailand Treasury Department - circulating coin denominations