Brazil vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Brazil
3.4%
in 2025
Thailand
3.3%
in 2025
Brazil rank
69th
Thailand rank
70th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Thailand
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 70th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.1% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.5% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.2% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Brazil or Thailand?
- Brazil, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Brazil and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Thailand?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 70th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.