Thailand Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

1993 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Thailand Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • Thailand Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a fall equal to 0.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a growth equal to 0.7 % in the previous quarter.
  • Thailand Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1993 to Dec 2023.
  • 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 Feb 2024.
  • Thailand Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.5 USD bn in Dec 2023.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 1.1 USD bn in Dec 2023.
  • 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 Dec 2023 in the chart:

Thailand Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

What was Thailand's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Dec 2023?

Thailand Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a fall equal to 0.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a growth equal to 0.7 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-0.7 Dec 2023 0.7 Sep 2023 -8.0 Dec 2011 9.0 Jun 1998 % quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 7.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Algeria (%) 0.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2023
Argentina (%) 4.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Armenia (%) -2.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) 3.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) -1.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1970 - Dec 2022
Azerbaijan (%) -3.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
Bahrain (%) 2.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
Bangladesh (%) 0.4 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Belarus (%) 0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Belgium (%) -4.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 2.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Botswana (%) 1.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Brazil (%) 2.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Brunei (%) -10.5 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (%) 0.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (%) 12.1 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Canada (%) 1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) 4.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2023
China (%) 0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Colombia (%) 3.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Croatia (%) 0.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Cyprus (%) 16.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Czech Republic (%) 5.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Denmark (%) 0.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) 0.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Egypt (%) 2.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2023
Estonia (%) 22.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
European Union (%) 0.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Finland (%) 4.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2023
France (%) -0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 3.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2023
Germany (%) 1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) 2.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Greece (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 23.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Hungary (%) -148.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2023
Iceland (%) -0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
India (%) 0.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2004 - Dec 2023
Indonesia (%) 1.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Iran (%) 0.1 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (%) 5.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Israel (%) 3.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Italy (%) 1.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Mar 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 2.3 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Japan (%) 0.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Jordan (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 0.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
Kenya (%) 0.3 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
South Korea (%) 1.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (%) 8.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) -3.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2023
Laos (%) 4.1 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Latvia (%) 0.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Lebanon (%) 2.5 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 3.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Luxembourg (%) -584.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 12.0 2022 yearly 1982 - 2022
North Macedonia (%) -4.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Malawi (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 2.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Malta (%) 422.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (%) 37.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2023
Mexico (%) -0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) 2.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Mongolia (%) 11.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 8.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2023
Morocco (%) 0.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023
Mozambique (%) 33.6 2021 yearly 1986 - 2021
Myanmar (%) 0.6 Sep 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Sep 2021
Nepal (%) 0.1 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Netherlands (%) -116.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2023
New Zealand (%) 2.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2023
Nigeria (%) 0.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Norway (%) -0.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Oman (%) 4.9 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Pakistan (%) 0.5 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) -0.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) 3.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Paraguay (%) -0.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) 0.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Philippines (%) 2.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Poland (%) 0.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Portugal (%) 0.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Qatar (%) -0.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2023
Romania (%) 1.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Russia (%) 0.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 1.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2023
Serbia (%) 5.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
Singapore (%) 42.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) 0.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Slovenia (%) 3.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
South Africa (%) 0.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2023
Spain (%) -0.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
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 (%) -3.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -1,041.625 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2001 - Jan 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 67,893.852 2022 yearly 1984 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.4 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 276,423.6 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1997 - Feb 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 54.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (THB bn) 5,065.690 2028 yearly 1995 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (THB bn) 13,689.050 2028 yearly 1996 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (THB bn) 4,525.300 2028 yearly 1995 - 2028
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
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.640 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -554.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 23,384.9 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1990 - Feb 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 12.3 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1991 - Feb 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,568,630.600 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 435,513.625 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 196,247.335 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 23,938.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 11.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,843,219.521 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,586,101.179 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 4,072.093 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,587.353 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 2,320.343 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1978 - Feb 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 5,631.694 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 1974 - Feb 2024
MoC: Trade Balance: Custom Basis (THB mn) -29,369.080 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2024
MoC: Imports: Custom Basis (THB mn) 856,508.112 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2024
MoC: Exports: Custom Basis (THB mn) 827,139.032 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1990 - Feb 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,549.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,965.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Feb 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -517.0 Jul 2020 monthly Jan 2005 - Jul 2020
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -1,146.350 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -741.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -404.680 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 193,212.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 38.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 79,224.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 15.4 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 22.379 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 42,907.160 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BOP: USD: Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,965.450 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Private Investment Index (PII): Seasonally Adjusted (SA) (2010=100) 139.20 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 2010 - Jun 2018
FDI: Financial & Insurance Activities (THB mn) -31,607.400 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Agr, Forestry & Fishing (THB mn) -163.140 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
FDI: Manufacturing (THB mn) 10,477.880 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
FDI: Mining & Quarrying (THB mn) 3,484.020 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
FDI: Construction (THB mn) -762.270 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2019
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 86.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 14,347.394 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 86,549.219 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1975 - Feb 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 718,682.729 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
M2 Growth (%) 2.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Sep 1997 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 199,906.3 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 8.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 16,837.550 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 485,015.095 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 1.3 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Feb 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 741,734.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 3.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Credit to Households (USD bn) 448.346 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2023
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 869.949 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1957 - Sep 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 436,311.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2022
Total Loans (USD mn) 486,726.256 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) -2.14 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 171.50 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Monetary Aggregates (MA): Broad Money (THB mn) 25,757,589.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
MA: Quasi Money (THB mn) 22,655,665.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
MA: Narrow Money (NM) (THB mn) 3,101,924.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
Credit: Outs: CB: Businesses (THB mn) 7,043,904.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Credit: Outs: CB: Individuals (THB mn) 6,349,659.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Deposit: Outs: CB: Businesses (THB mn) 5,399,025.000 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 2003 - Feb 2024
Deposit: Outs: CB: Individuals (THB mn) 8,995,763.000 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 2003 - Feb 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 68.112 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -6.6 Mar 2024 monthly Feb 2000 - Mar 2024
Leading Economic Index (LEI): BOT: Seasonally Adjusted (2000=100) 150.37 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2018

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