Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total in Thailand
Thailand: Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total was 1.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Thailand is 1.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Thailand peaked at 1.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2006.
That places Thailand 116th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -33.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +107.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -4.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 49% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.8%, 47% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +107.5% | 0.7% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 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 volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Thailand?
- Volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Thailand was 1.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
- How does Thailand rank for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of?
- Thailand ranks 116th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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