Poland vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net

Poland
-11.65 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Thailand
-9.51 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Poland rank
184th
Thailand rank
181st

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Poland
  • Thailand
-20.0B020.0B197520002025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports -9.51 billion BoP, current US$ against -11.65 billion BoP, current US$ in Poland, a difference of 2.15 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 184th and Thailand ranks 181st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s -2.00 million BoP, current US$ -71.53 million BoP, current US$ 69.53 million BoP, current US$ Poland
1980s -4.30 million BoP, current US$ -482.52 million BoP, current US$ 478.22 million BoP, current US$ Poland
1990s -3.08 billion BoP, current US$ -2.74 billion BoP, current US$ 340.33 million BoP, current US$ Thailand
2000s -8.81 billion BoP, current US$ -5.09 billion BoP, current US$ 3.72 billion BoP, current US$ Thailand
2010s -10.24 billion BoP, current US$ 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ 11.87 billion BoP, current US$ Thailand
2020s -19.51 billion BoP, current US$ 1.56 billion BoP, current US$ 21.07 billion BoP, current US$ Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Poland or Thailand?
Thailand, at -9.51 billion BoP, current US$ against -11.65 billion BoP, current US$ in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Poland and Thailand?
2.15 billion BoP, current US$, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Thailand?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Poland and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Poland ranks 184th and Thailand ranks 181st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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.