Thailand property market data

Thailand property in numbers, for buyers from abroad.

Reviewed 12 November 2026

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Foreign buyers

Who is buying Thai condominiums

Condominium units transferred to foreign buyers nationwide, from official registrations.

Units transferred, 2025: 14,899; to foreign buyers, nationwide
Value, 2025: ฿60921M; total transfer value
Units, January to June 2026: 6,533; 8.8% lower year on year
Value, January to June 2026: ฿28267M; 1.5% lower year on year

Units by nationality, 2025

China		4,940 (33%)
Myanmar		1,968 (13%)
Russia		1,172 (8%)
Taiwan		1,036 (7%)
All other nationalities		5,783 (39%)

Transfer value, January to June 2026

Chinalargest by units and value: ฿6874M
Russiaup 75.9% year on year: ฿3603M
Myanmarthird by value: ฿2457M

Read the analysis: foreign buyers in the first half of 2026.

Prices

Asking prices per square metre, by area

Bangkok's central business district averaged 236,800 baht per sqm in Q1 2026, against 71,200 on the city fringe. The bands below come from each area guide.

Area	Condominiums	Villas
Lumpini and PloenchitBangkok	฿305,000 to ฿850,000	n/a
SukhumvitBangkok	฿242,100 to ฿410,000	n/a
Bangkok	฿123,500 to ฿332,600	n/a
Phuket	฿125,000 to ฿284,000	฿70,000 to ฿162,000
Bang TaoPhuket	฿164,000 to ฿284,000	฿93,000 to ฿162,000
Hua Hin	฿66,000 to ฿270,000	n/a
Pattaya	฿70,000 to ฿245,000	n/a
WongamatPattaya	฿180,000 to ฿245,000	n/a
LayanPhuket	฿156,000 to ฿197,000	฿93,000 to ฿162,000
KamalaPhuket	฿126,000 to ฿182,000	฿87,000 to ฿162,000
Central PattayaPattaya	฿100,000 to ฿172,000	n/a
PatongPhuket	฿88,000 to ฿160,000	฿73,000 to ฿77,000
SurinPhuket	฿130,000 to ฿156,000	฿91,000 to ฿162,000
PratumnakPattaya	฿100,000 to ฿150,000	n/a
On Nut and Bang NaBangkok	฿80,000 to ฿145,000	n/a
JomtienPattaya	฿100,000 to ฿145,000	n/a
Kata and KaronPhuket	฿102,000 to ฿144,000	n/a
Nai Yang and Nai ThonPhuket	฿107,000 to ฿144,000	฿64,000 to ฿70,000
Rama 9 and RatchadaBangkok	฿87,000 to ฿130,000	n/a
Rawai and Nai HarnPhuket	฿105,000 to ฿130,000	฿68,000 to ฿85,000
Chiang Mai	฿58,000 to ฿120,000	n/a
NimmanChiang Mai	฿70,000 to ฿120,000	n/a
ChalongPhuket	฿92,000 to ฿93,000	฿53,000 to ฿58,000
Koh Samui	฿60,000 to ฿88,500	n/a
Bang Rak and Plai LaemKoh Samui	฿60,000 to ฿88,500	n/a
Cape YamuPhuket	n/a	฿70,000 to ฿87,000
Phuket TownPhuket	฿67,000 to ฿86,000	n/a
BophutKoh Samui	฿60,000 to ฿80,000	n/a
ChawengKoh Samui	฿60,000 to ฿80,000	n/a
LamaiKoh Samui	฿60,000 to ฿80,000	n/a
KathuPhuket	฿70,000 to ฿76,000	฿41,000 to ฿63,000

Asking prices, not transaction prices. Each area guide explains what moves prices within its band.

Ownership limits

What the law allows

Foreign freehold quota in a condominium: 49% of saleable area
Longest registrable lease: 30 years
Foreign land ownership: Not permitted
Foreign Exchange Transaction Form: Transfers of USD 50,000 or more
Rent to a non-resident owner: 15% withholding

Proposals to extend leases to 99 years and lift the condominium quota to 75% have been discussed since 2024. Neither had been enacted when this page was reviewed.

What foreigners can own

Costs at transfer

Taxes and fees, and who pays

Charge	Rate	Charged on	Usually paid by
Transfer fee	2%	Land Department appraised value	Split by contract, often shared equally
Specific business tax	3.3%	Higher of appraised value or price; applies when the seller is a developer or has held under five years	Seller
Stamp duty	0.5%	Only where specific business tax does not apply	Seller
Withholding tax	1% for a company	Sliding scale for individual sellers	Seller
Lease registration	1.1%	Total rent over the lease term (1% fee plus 0.1% stamp duty)	Split by contract