Thailand Direct Investment Abroad
2005 - 2024 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Thailand Direct Investment Abroad
- Thailand Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 2.3 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with a growth of 1.8 USD bn in the previous quarter.
- Thailand Direct Investment Abroad: USD mn data is updated quarterly.
- It is available from Mar 2005 to Sep 2024 and averaged 2.2 USD bn throughout the period.
- The data reached an all-time high of 8.0 USD bn in Dec 2021 and a record low of -2.3 USD bn in Mar 2014.
The Bank of Thailand provides quarterly Direct Investment Abroad in USD.
Key information about Thailand Direct Investment Abroad
- In the latest reports of Thailand, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.0 USD bn in Nov 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 Direct Investment Abroad from Mar 2005 to Sep 2024 in the chart:
What was Thailand's Direct Investment Abroad in Sep 2024?
Thailand Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 2.3 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with a growth of 1.8 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,287.7 Sep 2024 | 1,789.5 Jun 2024 | -2,304.3 Mar 2014 | 8,022.1 Dec 2021 | USD mn | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
Direct Investment Abroad by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 63.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 165.6 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 613.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 35.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 12,097.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2024 |
| Austria (USD mn) | -2,693.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Sep 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 162.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 1,112.8 2023 | yearly | 1975 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | -2.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 1.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 11,100.7 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 71.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 1.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 0.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 4,208.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | 504.0 2018 | yearly | 1970 - 2018 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 18.8 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Nov 2024 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 62.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 28,454.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 282.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| China (USD mn) | 34,468.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 1,567.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | -498.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | -4,894.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 2,408.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | -2,580.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 120.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2024 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | -1,097.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 7,210.3 Nov 2024 | monthly | Apr 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 81.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2025 |
| France (USD mn) | 2,094.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2025 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 118.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 4,266.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Dec 2024 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | -4.7 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 214.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 13,172.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 3,675.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 193.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| India (USD mn) | 7,281.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 2,431.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 156.0 2018 | yearly | 1997 - 2018 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | -12,328.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2024 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 2,890.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 3,156.8 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Nov 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 8,345.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 32.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | -539.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 500.5 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | -939.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 69.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 3,461.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | -5.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2023 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 119.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 15.3 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | -92.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | -26,869.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 498.8 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | -219.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | -122.4 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 2,796.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 7,687.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 2,742.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 2,310.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 15.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 15.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 12.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 170.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | 0.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 17,743.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 725.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | -831.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| Norway (USD mn) | -1,544.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2024 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 395.3 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | -9.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | 0.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 52.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 157.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 383.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2024 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | -56.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 945.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 1,157.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 1,179.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 141.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Russia (USD mn) | -1,822.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 4,746.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 107.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 12,847.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | -1,276.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2024 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | -135.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2024 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | -955.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (USD mn) | -7,995.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 7.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | 0.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2022 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 14,696.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Dec 2024 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 3,089.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2024 |
| Taiwan (USD mn) | 7,032.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 2,287.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 834.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Dec 2024 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | 0.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2025 |
| United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 22,545.9 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Thailand Key Series
| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -5.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,579.976 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| 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) | 316,226.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 56.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 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: Excise Dept (THB mn) | 47,541.47 Jun 2018 | monthly | Oct 1989 - Jun 2018 |
| Govt Revenue: Gross: Revenue Dept: Value Added Tax (THB mn) | 68,616.81 Jun 2018 | monthly | Oct 1989 - Jun 2018 |
| Total Public Debt as % of GDP (%) | 64.130 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.640 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,880.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 25,277.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1990 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 11.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| 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) | 27,157.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 6.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2025 |
| 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) | 4,777.942 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 1,745.124 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 2,531.405 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1978 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 8,223.661 Jan 2025 | monthly | Apr 1974 - Jan 2025 |
| MoC: Trade Balance: Custom Basis (THB mn) | -75,745.450 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| MoC: Imports: Custom Basis (THB mn) | 938,112.013 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| MoC: Exports: Custom Basis (THB mn) | 862,366.563 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1990 - Jan 2025 |
| 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) | 2,656.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jan 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 4.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | -517.0 Jul 2020 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jul 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.4 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) | 2,656.850 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 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 (%) | 88.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 14,453.992 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 96,163.304 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 788,311.637 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Feb 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 216,711.1 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Feb 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 7.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 21,558.150 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Feb 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 525,871.042 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 2.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 802,561.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 2.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 15.300 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 511.678 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 982.668 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Sep 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 436,311.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2022 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 512,098.834 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | -0.33 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 166.09 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2024 |
| Private Credits (THB mn) | 30,699,864.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Jan 2025 |
| Credit: Outs: CB: Individuals (THB mn) | 6,181,675.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Credit: Outs: CB: Businesses (THB mn) | 6,918,435.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Deposit: Outs: CB: Individuals (THB mn) | 9,063,917.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Deposit: Outs: CB: Businesses (THB mn) | 5,531,867.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Competitiveness Index (Score) | 68.112 2019 | yearly | 2017 - 2019 |
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 0.2 Feb 2025 | monthly | Feb 2000 - Feb 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) | 53.100 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Jan 2025 |
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