| AANZFTA | ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement |
| ACIA | ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement |
| AEC | ASEAN Economic Community |
| AEDP | Alternative Energy Development Plan |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Community |
| AMS | ASEAN Member State |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ARC | Announcement of the Revolutionary Council |
| BAU | Business As Usual |
| BIT | Bilateral Investment Treaty |
| BMA | Bangkok Metropolitan Area |
| BCG | Bio Circular Green |
| BOI | Board of Investment |
| BUILD | Industrial Linkages Development Division |
| CAGR | Compound Annual Growth Rate |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CDM | Clean Development Mechanism |
| CIT | Corporate Income Tax |
| CLMV | Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Viet Nam |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| COPTICS | Centre of Operational Policing for Thailand Against Intellectual Property Violations and Crimes on the Internet Suppression |
| COVID-19 | Novel coronavirus; official name SARS-CoV-2 |
| CPTPP | Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership |
| DIP | Department of Intellectual Property |
| DITP | Department of International Trade Promotion |
| EEC | Eastern Economic Corridor |
| EECi | Eastern Economic Corridor Innovation Hub |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessments |
| EHIA | Environment and Health Impact Assessments |
| EPO | European Patent Office |
| EU | European Union |
| ESG | Environmental, Social, Governance |
| EQMP | Environment Quality Management Plans |
| EXIM Thailand | Export Import Bank of Thailand |
| FBA | Foreign Business Act |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FTA | Free Trade Agreement |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GPF | Government Pension Fund |
| GVC | Global Value Chain |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| IIA | International Investment Agreement |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IP | Intellectual Property |
| IPA | Investment Promotion Agency |
| IPD | Board of Investment’s Investment Promotion Division |
| ISDS | Investor State Dispute Settlement |
| ISIC | International Standard Industrial Classification |
| JICA | Japanese International Cooperation Agency |
| JSCCIB | Joint Steering Committee on Commerce, Industry, and Banking |
| LAC | Latin America and Caribbean |
| MENA | Middle East and North Africa |
| M&A | Merger and Acquisition |
| MHESI | Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation |
| MNE | Multinational Enterprise |
| NAP | National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights |
| NEQA | Natural Environment Quality Act |
| NDC | Nationally Determined Contribution |
| NESDC | National Economic and Social Development Council |
| NHRCT | National Human Rights Commission of Thailand |
| NSTDA | National Science and Technology Development Agency |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OFDI | Outward Foreign Direct Investment |
| OSMEP | Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion |
| OSOS | On Start One Stop Investment Centre |
| OVEC | Vocational Education Commission |
| PDP | Power Development Plan |
| PFI | Policy Framework for Investment |
| PRI | Principles for Responsible Investment |
| RBC | Responsible Business Conduct |
| RCA | Revealed Comparative Advantage |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RCEP | Regional Economic Comprehensive Partnership |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SEA | Strategic Environmental Assessment |
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SET | Stock Exchange of Thailand |
| SEZ | Special Economic Zone |
| SOE | State-owned Enterprise |
| SME | Small and Medium Enterprise |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
| STC | Strategic Talent Centre |
| NXPO | Office of National Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Policy Council |
| TAI | Thai Arbitration Institute |
| TBA | Thai Bankers Association |
| TGO | Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation |
| THAC | Thailand Arbitration Centre |
| THB | Thai Baht |
| TRIPS | Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights |
| T-VET | Thailand Voluntary Emission Trading Scheme |
| UN | United Nations |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| USPTO | United States Patent and Trademark Office |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| WEF | World Economic Forum |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organisation |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |
OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Thailand
