Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Thailand, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Thailand stood at 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 27.0% on the previous year and up 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Thailand peaked at 269.39 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.3647 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 53rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.1388 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.0876 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0664 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0501 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per person | -60.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.5% |
| 1987 | 3.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +15603.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4557 BoP, current US$ per person | -86.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9223 BoP, current US$ per person | +102.4% |
| 1990 | 2.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +177.7% |
| 1991 | 3 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 2.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 4.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.6% |
| 1994 | 8.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +108.4% |
| 1995 | 14.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +77.1% |
| 1996 | 15.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 9.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.6% |
| 1998 | 2.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -77.8% |
| 1999 | 5.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +162.4% |
| 2000 | -0.3647 BoP, current US$ per person | -106.6% |
| 2001 | 6.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -1942.7% |
| 2002 | 2.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -60.5% |
| 2003 | 9.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +261.4% |
| 2004 | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -87.8% |
| 2005 | 8.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +613.2% |
| 2006 | 15.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +87.2% |
| 2007 | 23.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.5% |
| 2008 | 34.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.1% |
| 2009 | 88.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +154.4% |
| 2010 | 118.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.7% |
| 2011 | 103.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 205.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +97.5% |
| 2013 | 173.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 81.77 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.9% |
| 2015 | 70.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 189 BoP, current US$ per person | +167.1% |
| 2017 | 199.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 239.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 142.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.8% |
| 2020 | 257.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +81.2% |
| 2021 | 269.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 106.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -60.5% |
| 2023 | 190.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.2% |
| 2024 | 102.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.2% |
| 2025 | 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.54 BoP, current US$ per person, 4.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person, 8.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +15603.8% | 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.26 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2001 | +1942.7% | -0.3647 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.72 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2005 | +613.2% | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.35 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0453 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1388 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.4882 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3647 BoP, current US$ per person | 88.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 152.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 70.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 239.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 176.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 102.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 269.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 50 New Caledonia 156.75 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 51 Albania 145.41 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 52 Brazil 141.79 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 54 Montenegro 120.56 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 55 China 111.77 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 56 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 108.69 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Thailand?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Thailand was 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 269.39 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3647 BoP, current US$ per person in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Thailand ranks 53rd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.