Thailand Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
1993 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Thailand Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- Thailand Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 1.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a growth equal to 0.8 % in the previous quarter.
- Thailand Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1993 to Sep 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 9.0 % in Jun 1998 and a record low -8.0 % in Dec 2011.
CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bank of Thailand provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency based on BPM6. The Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Foreign Direct Investment prior to Q1 2005 is based on BPM5.
Related information about Thailand Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Thailand, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.0 USD bn in Nov 2024.
- Thailand Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 2.3 USD bn in Sep 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 2.8 USD bn in Sep 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 132.0 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Thailand's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from Mar 1993 to Sep 2024 in the chart:
What was Thailand's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Sep 2024?
Thailand Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 1.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a growth equal to 0.8 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 Sep 2024 | 0.8 Jun 2024 | -8.0 Dec 2011 | 9.0 Jun 1998 | % | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 6.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | 0.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 1.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 2.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 3.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Sep 2024 |
| Austria (%) | -1.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Dec 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 0.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | -2.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.3 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | -1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 0.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 3.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 5.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Brazil (%) | 2.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Brunei (%) | -10.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 9.0 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 3.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 4.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| China (%) | -0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 3.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 6.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Cyprus (%) | -42.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 4.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | 6.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | 0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 30.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 5.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 0.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Finland (%) | 4.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2023 |
| France (%) | 0.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 2.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 1.8 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 26.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 9.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| India (%) | 0.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Indonesia (%) | 2.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 0.1 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | 8.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 4.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 1.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Mar 2023 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Japan (%) | 0.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 3.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -0.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2023 |
| Kenya (%) | 0.7 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 1.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Kosovo (%) | 8.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -3.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 3.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 3.4 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2023 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -119.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 3.6 2023 | yearly | 1982 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 7.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 168.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 58.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 1.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 3.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 9.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 7.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 1.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | 33.6 2021 | yearly | 1986 - 2021 |
| Myanmar (%) | 0.6 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2021 |
| Nepal (%) | 0.1 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Netherlands (%) | 4.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| New Zealand (%) | -2.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 1.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Norway (%) | -0.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2022 |
| Oman (%) | 11.8 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.6 2024 | yearly | 1977 - 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 2.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 3.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 0.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Philippines (%) | 2.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 0.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 0.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2023 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Romania (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 0.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 1.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 5.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 25.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 2.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 3.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2023 |
| South Africa (%) | -0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 2.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Sudan (%) | 1.7 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 1.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Mar 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 6.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Mar 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 696.154 Dec 2024 | monthly | Oct 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 67,624.756 2023 | yearly | 1984 - 2023 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.2 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 306,237.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Oct 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 55.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (THB bn) | 5,366.801 2029 | yearly | 1995 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (THB bn) | 14,934.651 2029 | yearly | 1996 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (THB bn) | 4,743.913 2029 | yearly | 1995 - 2029 |
| Govt Revenue: Gross: Revenue Dept: Value Added Tax (THB mn) | 68,616.81 Jun 2018 | monthly | Oct 1989 - Jun 2018 |
| Govt Revenue: Gross: Excise Dept (THB mn) | 47,541.47 Jun 2018 | monthly | Oct 1989 - Jun 2018 |
| Total Public Debt as % of GDP (%) | 63.920 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.640 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -10.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 24,765.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Oct 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 7.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Oct 1991 - Dec 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 1,474,770.435 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 425,949.614 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 187,991.703 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 24,776.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 13.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,944,018.232 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,208,010.738 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 4,658.302 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 1,517.900 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 3,003.243 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 1978 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 7,225.549 Dec 2024 | monthly | Apr 1974 - Dec 2024 |
| MoC: Exports: Custom Basis (THB mn) | 853,304.638 Dec 2024 | monthly | Oct 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| MoC: Imports: Custom Basis (THB mn) | 863,929.539 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Dec 2024 |
| MoC: Trade Balance: Custom Basis (THB mn) | -10,624.901 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports Volume: Liquefied Natural Gas (Cub ft mn) | 36,790.499 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 2,287.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 2,924.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Dec 2024 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 1.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | -517.0 Jul 2020 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jul 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 2,765.600 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 2.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 1,315.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 1,450.320 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 200,924.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 38.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 87,533.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 15.7 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 18.156 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 42,929.370 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| BOP: USD: Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 2,924.550 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Private Investment Index (PII): Seasonally Adjusted (SA) (2010=100) | 139.20 Jun 2018 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jun 2018 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Agr, Forestry & Fishing (THB mn) | -17.370 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| FDI: Manufacturing (THB mn) | 19,572.550 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| FDI: Financial & Insurance Activities (THB mn) | -3,517.230 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| FDI: Construction (THB mn) | 1,520.740 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| FDI: Mining & Quarrying (THB mn) | 53.250 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.0 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2019 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 89.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 16,057.191 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 94,534.266 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 766,968.561 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 214,490.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 8.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Dec 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 21,123.860 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 512,285.835 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 2.2 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Nov 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 786,571.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 1.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 15.300 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 448.489 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Jun 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 868.946 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Jun 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 436,311.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2022 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 507,576.071 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | -0.84 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Nov 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 166.93 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Monetary Aggregates (MA): Broad Money (THB mn) | 26,322,361.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| MA: Quasi Money (THB mn) | 23,077,945.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| MA: Narrow Money (NM) (THB mn) | 3,244,416.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Private Credits (THB mn) | 30,707,595.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2024 |
| Credit: Outs: CB: Individuals (THB mn) | 6,218,783.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Credit: Outs: CB: Businesses (THB mn) | 6,976,214.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Deposit: Outs: CB: Individuals (THB mn) | 8,894,306.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Oct 2003 - Nov 2024 |
| Deposit: Outs: CB: Businesses (THB mn) | 5,478,326.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Oct 2003 - Nov 2024 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Competitiveness Index (Score) | 68.112 2019 | yearly | 2017 - 2019 |
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 1.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Leading Economic Index (LEI): BOT: Seasonally Adjusted (2000=100) | 150.37 Jun 2018 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jun 2018 |
| Trade and Services Sentiment Index (TSSI): MSME: Present (NA) | 53.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Nov 2024 |
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