ICT service exports in Thailand
Thailand: ICT service exports was 0.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
ICT service exports in Thailand, 1993–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, ict service exports in Thailand stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in Thailand peaked at 1.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 169th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
ICT service exports in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.3% | — |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +42.4% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -24.8% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +35.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -27.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +63.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -24.6% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +121.6% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -20.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -15.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.8%, 13% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 17% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +121.6% | 0.7% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 9.33 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 18.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 31.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 263.07 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in Thailand?
- Ict service exports in Thailand was 0.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest ict service exports recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for ict service exports?
- Thailand ranks 169th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).