Peru vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net

Peru
-8.93 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Thailand
-9.51 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Peru rank
180th
Thailand rank
181st

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Peru
  • Thailand
-10.0B010.0B20.0B197520002025

How they compare

Peru currently reports -8.93 billion BoP, current US$ against -9.51 billion BoP, current US$ in Thailand, a difference of 575.83 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 180th and Thailand ranks 181st of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s -50.03 million BoP, current US$ -69.01 million BoP, current US$ 18.97 million BoP, current US$ Peru
1980s -28.89 million BoP, current US$ -482.52 million BoP, current US$ 453.63 million BoP, current US$ Peru
1990s -1.55 billion BoP, current US$ -2.74 billion BoP, current US$ 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ Peru
2000s -3.06 billion BoP, current US$ -5.09 billion BoP, current US$ 2.03 billion BoP, current US$ Peru
2010s -7.25 billion BoP, current US$ 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ 8.88 billion BoP, current US$ Thailand
2020s -5.61 billion BoP, current US$ 1.56 billion BoP, current US$ 7.17 billion BoP, current US$ Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Peru or Thailand?
Peru, at -8.93 billion BoP, current US$ against -9.51 billion BoP, current US$ in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Peru and Thailand?
575.83 million BoP, current US$, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Thailand?
49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Peru and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Peru ranks 180th and Thailand ranks 181st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.