Thai baht
| บาทไทย (Thai) | |
|---|---|
Banknotes and coins of the Thai baht issued by the Bank of Thailand | |
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | THB (numeric: 764) |
| Subunit | 0.01 |
| Plural | The language(s) of this currency do(es) not have a morphological plural distinction. |
| Symbol | ฿ or บ. |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | satang |
| Banknotes | |
| Freq. used | ฿20, ฿50, ฿100, ฿500, ฿1000 |
| Rarely used | ฿5 (1969), ฿10 (1980) |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | 25, 50 satang, ฿1, ฿2, ฿5, ฿10 |
| Rarely used | 1, 5, 10 satang |
| Demographics | |
| Date of introduction | 1897 |
| Official user(s) | Thailand |
| Unofficial user(s) | |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Bank of Thailand |
| Website | www |
| Printer | Note Printing Works of the Bank of Thailand |
| Mint | Royal Thai Mint |
| Website | www |
| Valuation | |
| Inflation | 1.2% (2023) |
| Source | World Bank |
The baht (/bɑːt/; Thai: บาท, pronounced [bàːt]; sign: ฿; code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 satang (สตางค์, pronounced [sà.tāːŋ]). Prior to decimalisation, the baht was divided into eight fueang (เฟื้อง, pronounced [fɯá̯ŋ]), each of eight at (อัฐ, pronounced [ʔat̚]). The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand. SWIFT ranked the Thai baht as the 10th-most-frequently used world payment currency as of December 2023.