Lower middle income vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Lower middle income
- Thailand
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 44.42 billion BoP, current US$ against 9.58 billion BoP, current US$ in Thailand, a difference of 34.84 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 4.6 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Thailand ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.92 million BoP, current US$ | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | 36.92 million BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 224.81 million BoP, current US$ | 25.52 million BoP, current US$ | 199.29 million BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 961.53 million BoP, current US$ | 405.24 million BoP, current US$ | 556.30 million BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 10.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.67 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 17.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.73 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.77 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 24.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 12.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 12.18 billion BoP, current US$ | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Lower middle income or Thailand?
- Lower middle income, at 44.42 billion BoP, current US$ against 9.58 billion BoP, current US$ in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Lower middle income and Thailand?
- 34.84 billion BoP, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Thailand?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Lower middle income ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 27th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. 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 ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.