Thailand Current Account Balance: % of GDP
Key information about Thailand Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- Thailand Current Account surplus accounted for 2.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a 1.1 % surplus in the previous quarter.
- Thailand Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1993 to Sep 2025, with an average value of 4.7 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 15.8 % in Mar 1998 and a record low of -11.9 % in Jun 2005.
CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bank of Thailand provides Current Account Balance in local currency based on BPM6. The Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Current Account Balance prior to Q1 2005 is based on BPM5.
Key information about Thailand Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Thailand, Current Account recorded a deficit of 584.5 USD mn in Nov 2025.
- Thailand Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.1 USD bn in Sep 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 149.2 USD mn in Sep 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 144.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.
View Thailand's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 1993 to Sep 2025 in the chart:
What was Thailand's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Sep 2025?
Thailand Current Account surplus accounted for 2.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a 1.1 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 Sep 2025 | 1.1 Jun 2025 | -11.9 Jun 2005 | 15.8 Mar 1998 | % | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 9.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | -3.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | -1.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | -3.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | -2.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (%) | -0.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Sep 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 6.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.0 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 1.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | -2.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | -3.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -0.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 9.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | -3.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 13.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | -3.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | -0.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Canada (%) | -1.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | -5.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 3.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | -2.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 14.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | -2.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | -0.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 14.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 7.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | -2.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 0.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 2.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 3.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | -0.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 3.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 4.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 4.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 2.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 12.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 1.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | -6.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| India (%) | -0.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 2.2 2025 | yearly | 1997 - 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 8.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | -1.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 2.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | -4.1 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 29,402.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | -6.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | -1.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 7,498.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Oct 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 6.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 21.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -18.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 3.3 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | -3.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | -2.8 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 3.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 8.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 33.7 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | -17.0 2023 | yearly | 1977 - 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 2.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 8.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | -5.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 0.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | -14.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 2.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 2.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | -4.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | -11.2 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 6.7 2025 | yearly | 2001 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 6.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | -3.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1987 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 8.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 13.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Sep 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 2.9 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.5 2025 | yearly | 1977 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -22.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | -2.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | -1.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 2.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | -4.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Jun 2025 |
| Poland (%) | -1.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 4.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 14.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Romania (%) | -8.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | -2.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | -4.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 17.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | -3.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 5.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | -0.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 3.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | -8.5 2021 | yearly | 1977 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 5.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 7.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1983 - Sep 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -4,346.154 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 68,755.587 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.2 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 346,186.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 58.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (THB bn) | 5,245.892 2030 | yearly | 1995 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (THB bn) | 15,433.076 2030 | yearly | 1996 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (THB bn) | 4,709.205 2030 | yearly | 1995 - 2030 |
| Total Public Debt as % of GDP (%) | 65.710 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| 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 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.640 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -2,726.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 27,445.6 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 1990 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 4.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 1991 - Nov 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 1,786,225.975 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 538,858.502 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 138,487.036 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 30,172.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 15.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 2,168,687.079 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,222,461.547 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 6,468.904 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 1,752.475 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 2,781.431 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1978 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 9,447.783 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 1974 - Nov 2025 |
| MoC: Trade Balance: Custom Basis (THB mn) | -101,040.191 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Nov 2025 |
| MoC: Exports: Custom Basis (THB mn) | 890,204.140 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 1990 - Nov 2025 |
| MoC: Imports: Custom Basis (THB mn) | 991,244.331 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports Volume: Liquefied Natural Gas (Cub ft mn) | 40,031.141 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 1,079.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -584.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Nov 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 2.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | -517.0 Jul 2020 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jul 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 2.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 149.210 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 117.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 31.300 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 203,014.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 34.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 85,654.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 16.4 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 11.357 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 97,684.510 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| BOP: USD: Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -584.460 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Private Investment Index (PII): Seasonally Adjusted (SA) (2010=100) | 139.20 Jun 2018 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jun 2018 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.0 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2019 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 86.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 15,892.732 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 107,267.798 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 849,137.247 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 235,961.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 7.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Oct 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 31,908.980 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 549,779.214 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 0.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 861,616.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 2.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 14.500 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 506.230 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 946.456 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 502,273.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 557,193.740 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | -0.94 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 162.25 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Private Credits (THB mn) | 30,554,405.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Oct 2025 |
| Credit: Outs: CB: Businesses (THB mn) | 6,437,995.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Credit: Outs: CB: Individuals (THB mn) | 6,075,688.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Deposit: Outs: CB: Individuals (THB mn) | 8,842,727.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Deposit: Outs: CB: Businesses (THB mn) | 5,757,593.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Competitiveness Index (Score) | 68.112 2019 | yearly | 2017 - 2019 |
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 1.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Trade and Services Sentiment Index (TSSI): MSME: Present (NA) | 51.500 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Nov 2025 |
| Leading Economic Index (LEI): BOT: Seasonally Adjusted (2000=100) | 150.37 Jun 2018 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jun 2018 |
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