Brazil vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Brazil
141.79 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Thailand
130.33 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
52nd
Thailand rank
53rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Brazil
- Thailand
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 141.79 BoP, current US$ per person against 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person in Thailand, a difference of 11.46 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 53rd of 192 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 | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0453 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4882 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 6.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0507 BoP, current US$ per person | Thailand |
| 2000s | 44.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.94 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 72.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 152.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 79.96 BoP, current US$ per person | Thailand |
| 2020s | 100.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 176.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 75.44 BoP, current US$ per person | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Brazil or Thailand?
- Brazil, at 141.79 BoP, current US$ per person against 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Brazil and Thailand?
- 11.46 BoP, current US$ per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Thailand?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 53rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.