Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Thailand

Foreign direct investment outflows in Thailand in 2025 — 9,334,130,353 US$. Ranked 19 in the world out of 91.

2025 9.33B US$ +26.91% vs 2024
World rank 19of 91
Period maximum 19.32B US$2021
Period minimum -22.98M US$2000

Trend over time

1975–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Thailand, 1975–2025-5B05B10B15B20B197519801985199019952000200520102015202020251975: 0 US$1976: 0 US$1977: 0 US$1978: 6,078,401 US$1979: 3,918,525 US$1980: 3,031,751 US$1981: 2,333,513 US$1982: 2,130,424 US$1983: 1,434,775 US$1984: 582,592 US$1985: 859,999 US$1986: 1,063,540 US$1987: 169,941,756 US$1988: 24,137,305 US$1989: 49,665,482 US$1990: 140,177,125 US$1991: 167,098,630 US$1992: 146,554,211 US$1993: 233,084,115 US$1994: 493,030,228 US$1995: 885,561,518 US$1996: 931,203,455 US$1997: 579,784,539 US$1998: 130,113,179 US$1999: 345,747,687 US$2000: -22,976,749 US$2001: 427,703,211 US$2002: 170,735,303 US$2003: 622,893,244 US$2004: 76,661,356 US$2005: 551,435,496 US$2006: 1,040,758,865 US$2007: 1,547,014,984 US$2008: 2,339,697,734 US$2009: 5,996,278,983 US$2010: 8,131,328,998 US$2011: 7,175,768,846 US$2012: 14,260,570,509 US$2013: 12,121,494,659 US$2014: 5,741,755,223 US$2015: 4,991,050,838 US$2016: 13,392,638,955 US$2017: 14,182,025,151 US$2018: 17,127,311,772 US$2019: 10,163,544,234 US$2020: 18,451,975,454 US$2021: 19,322,307,661 US$2022: 7,640,306,903 US$2023: 13,682,922,127 US$2024: 7,355,191,895 US$2025: 9,334,130,353 US$
Change over the period: +9.33B

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Thailand

Thailand 9.33B US$
World 1.49T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 9.33B +1.98B +26.91%
2024 7.36B −6.33B −46.25%
2023 13.68B +6.04B +79.09%
2022 7.64B −11.68B −60.46%
2021 19.32B +870M +4.72%
2020 18.45B +8.29B +81.55%
2019 10.16B −6.96B −40.66%
2018 17.13B +2.95B +20.77%
2017 14.18B +789M +5.89%
2016 13.39B +8.4B +168.33%
2015 4.99B −751M −13.07%
2014 5.74B −6.38B −52.63%
2013 12.12B −2.14B −15%
2012 14.26B +7.08B +98.73%
2011 7.18B −956M −11.75%
2010 8.13B +2.14B +35.61%
2009 6B +3.66B +156.28%
2008 2.34B +793M +51.24%
2007 1.55B +506M +48.64%
2006 1.04B +489M +88.74%
2005 551M +475M +619.31%
2004 76.66M −546M −87.69%
2003 623M +452M +264.83%
2002 171M −257M −60.08%
2001 428M +451M +1,961.46%
2000 -22.98M −369M −106.65%
1999 346M +216M +165.73%
1998 130M −450M −77.56%
1997 580M −351M −37.74%
1996 931M +45.64M +5.15%
1995 886M +393M +79.62%
1994 493M +260M +111.52%
1993 233M +86.53M +59.04%
1992 147M −20.54M −12.29%
1991 167M +26.92M +19.21%
1990 140M +90.51M +182.24%
1989 49.67M +25.53M +105.76%
1988 24.14M −146M −85.8%
1987 170M +169M +15,878.88%
1986 1.06M +203,541 +23.67%
1985 859,999 +277,406 +47.62%
1984 582,592 −852,183 −59.39%
1983 1.43M −695,649 −32.65%
1982 2.13M −203,089 −8.7%
1981 2.33M −698,238 −23.03%
1980 3.03M −886,773 −22.63%
1979 3.92M −2.16M −35.53%
1978 6.08M +6.08M
1977 0 +0
1976 0 +0
1975 0

South-Eastern Asia, 2025

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About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.