Thailand vs Viet Nam: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Thailand
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ against 18.84 billion BoP, current US$ in Thailand, a difference of 1.33 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 25th and Viet Nam ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.82 million BoP, current US$ | 742,333 BoP, current US$ | 79.07 million BoP, current US$ | Thailand |
| 1980s | 508.04 million BoP, current US$ | 5.55 million BoP, current US$ | 502.48 million BoP, current US$ | Thailand |
| 1990s | 3.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.81 billion BoP, current US$ | Thailand |
| 2000s | 6.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ | Thailand |
| 2010s | 9.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.10 billion BoP, current US$ | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 9.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 17.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.09 billion BoP, current US$ | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Thailand or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ against 18.84 billion BoP, current US$ in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Thailand and Viet Nam?
- 1.33 billion BoP, current US$, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Viet Nam?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Thailand ranks 25th and Viet Nam ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.