Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Thailand
Thailand: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 9,240 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Thailand, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Thailand is 9,240 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.3% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Thailand peaked at 16,609 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68.4 million USD, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 24th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Thailand, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 247.39 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 278.49 million USD | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 212.64 million USD | -23.6% |
| 1993 | 332.17 million USD | +56.2% |
| 1994 | 665.45 million USD | +100.3% |
| 1995 | 1,119 million USD | +68.2% |
| 1996 | 1,149 million USD | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 853.54 million USD | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 235.42 million USD | -72.4% |
| 1999 | 571.69 million USD | +142.8% |
| 2000 | 68.4 million USD | -88.0% |
| 2001 | 348.92 million USD | +410.1% |
| 2002 | 284.62 million USD | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 644.6 million USD | +126.5% |
| 2004 | 629.12 million USD | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 840.77 million USD | +33.6% |
| 2006 | 1,422 million USD | +69.1% |
| 2007 | 1,879 million USD | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 2,609 million USD | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 6,869 million USD | +163.3% |
| 2010 | 8,271 million USD | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 6,771 million USD | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 13,459 million USD | +98.8% |
| 2013 | 11,111 million USD | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 5,485 million USD | -50.6% |
| 2015 | 4,991 million USD | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 13,448 million USD | +169.4% |
| 2017 | 13,438 million USD | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 15,232 million USD | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 8,599 million USD | -43.6% |
| 2020 | 16,063 million USD | +86.8% |
| 2021 | 16,609 million USD | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 6,829 million USD | -58.9% |
| 2023 | 9,240 million USD | +35.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 9,240 million USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.28 million USD, 247.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 9,240 million USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.06 million USD, 156.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +410.1% | 68.4 million USD | 348.92 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 566.55 million USD | 212.64 million USD | 1,149 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,560 million USD | 68.4 million USD | 6,869 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,081 million USD | 4,991 million USD | 15,232 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,185 million USD | 6,829 million USD | 16,609 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ 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 total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Thailand?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Thailand was 9,240 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 16,609 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4 million USD in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Thailand ranks 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.