Southern Africa vs Thailand: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled

Southern Africa
-3,181 million USD
in 2023
Thailand
10,369 million USD
in 2023
Southern Africa rank
30th
Thailand rank
27th

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled over time

  • Southern Africa
  • Thailand
-5.0k05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020062023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 10,369 million USD against -3,181 million USD in Southern Africa, a difference of 13,550 million USD.

That makes Thailand's figure about 3.3 times Southern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.

Southern Africa ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 27th of 30 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Southern Africa averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 1,319 million USD 408.76 million USD 910.26 million USD Southern Africa
2000s 731.34 million USD 1,262 million USD 531.05 million USD Thailand
2010s 4,264 million USD 10,729 million USD 6,465 million USD Thailand
2020s -702.54 million USD 13,905 million USD 14,607 million USD Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled, Southern Africa or Thailand?
Thailand, at 10,369 million USD against -3,181 million USD in Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled between Southern Africa and Thailand?
13,550 million USD, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Thailand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Southern Africa and Thailand rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
Southern Africa ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 27th of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,172 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 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.