Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Thailand
Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Thailand stood at 2.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.7% on the previous year and up 122.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Thailand peaked at 4.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 2020.
Thailand ranks 91st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +58.2% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -40.9% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +38.1% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +90.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -84.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +386.4% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -67.8% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +82.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -62.1% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +115.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +49.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -62.5% |
| 2020 | -0.9% | -184.3% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -454.3% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +35.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 2.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 2.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +454.3% | -0.9% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | -0.9% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -18.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 79.86 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 58.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Thailand?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Thailand was 2.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Thailand ranks 91st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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