Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Thailand
Thailand: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 4,548 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Thailand, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Thailand stood at 4,548 million USD.
The figure is down 59.5% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Thailand peaked at 15,936 million USD in 2013 and was at its lowest, -4,947 million USD, in 2020.
Thailand ranks 49th of 191 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Thailand, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,575 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 2,049 million USD | -20.4% |
| 1992 | 2,151 million USD | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 1,807 million USD | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 1,369 million USD | -24.2% |
| 1995 | 2,070 million USD | +51.2% |
| 1996 | 2,338 million USD | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 3,882 million USD | +66.0% |
| 1998 | 7,492 million USD | +93.0% |
| 1999 | 6,106 million USD | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 2,874 million USD | -52.9% |
| 2001 | 5,060 million USD | +76.1% |
| 2002 | 3,434 million USD | -32.1% |
| 2003 | 5,152 million USD | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 4,945 million USD | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 8,231 million USD | +66.5% |
| 2006 | 8,967 million USD | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 8,631 million USD | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 8,655 million USD | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6,542 million USD | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 14,747 million USD | +125.4% |
| 2011 | 2,474 million USD | -83.2% |
| 2012 | 12,899 million USD | +421.4% |
| 2013 | 15,936 million USD | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 4,975 million USD | -68.8% |
| 2015 | 8,928 million USD | +79.4% |
| 2016 | 3,486 million USD | -61.0% |
| 2017 | 8,285 million USD | +137.7% |
| 2018 | 13,747 million USD | +65.9% |
| 2019 | 5,519 million USD | -59.9% |
| 2020 | -4,947 million USD | -189.6% |
| 2021 | 15,159 million USD | -406.4% |
| 2022 | 11,232 million USD | -25.9% |
| 2023 | 4,548 million USD | -59.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 4,548 million USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 760.67 million USD, 6.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 4,548 million USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 687.25 million USD, 6.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,184 million USD | 1,369 million USD | 7,492 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,249 million USD | 2,874 million USD | 8,967 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,100 million USD | 2,474 million USD | 15,936 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,498 million USD | -4,947 million USD | 15,159 million USD | 4 |
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$), annual growth rate 19.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Thailand?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Thailand was 4,548 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 15,936 million USD in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,947 million USD in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Thailand ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.