Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Thailand

Current account balance in Thailand in 2031 — 2.7%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 8.9 pp.

2031 2.7% +0.2 pp vs 2030
World rank 38of 188
Period maximum 12.5%1998
Period minimum -8.2%1990

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Thailand, 1980–2031-100102019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -6.2%1981: -7.1%1982: -2.7%1983: -6.9%1984: -4.9%1985: -3.8%1986: 0.6%1987: -0.7%1988: -2.6%1989: -3.3%1990: -8.2%1991: -7.5%1992: -5.5%1993: -4.9%1994: -5.5%1995: -8%1996: -8%1997: -2%1998: 12.5%1999: 9.8%2000: 7.4%2001: 4.2%2002: 3.5%2003: 3.1%2004: 1.6%2005: -4%2006: 1%2007: 5.9%2008: 0.3%2009: 7.9%2010: 3.4%2011: 2.5%2012: -1.2%2013: -2.1%2014: 2.9%2015: 6.9%2016: 10.5%2017: 9.6%2018: 5.6%2019: 7%2020: 4.1%2021: -2.1%2022: -3.4%2023: 1.6%2024: 2.2%2025: 3.1%2026: 0.7%2027: 1.4%2028: 1.9%2029: 2.3%2030: 2.5%2031: 2.7%
Change over the period: +8.9 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Thailand 2.7%
World computed 0.28%
East Asia & Pacific computed 3.13%
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.02%
Current account balance — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 2.7 +0.2 pp
2030 2.5 +0.2 pp
2029 2.3 +0.4 pp
2028 1.9 +0.5 pp
2027 1.4 +0.7 pp
2026 0.7 −2.4 pp
2025 3.1 +0.9 pp
2024 2.2 +0.6 pp
2023 1.6 +5 pp
2022 -3.4 −1.3 pp
2021 -2.1 −6.2 pp
2020 4.1 −2.9 pp
2019 7 +1.4 pp
2018 5.6 −4 pp
2017 9.6 −0.9 pp
2016 10.5 +3.6 pp
2015 6.9 +4 pp
2014 2.9 +5 pp
2013 -2.1 −0.9 pp
2012 -1.2 −3.7 pp
2011 2.5 −0.9 pp
2010 3.4 −4.5 pp
2009 7.9 +7.6 pp
2008 0.3 −5.6 pp
2007 5.9 +4.9 pp
2006 1 +5 pp
2005 -4 −5.6 pp
2004 1.6 −1.5 pp
2003 3.1 −0.4 pp
2002 3.5 −0.7 pp
2001 4.2 −3.2 pp
2000 7.4 −2.4 pp
1999 9.8 −2.7 pp
1998 12.5 +14.5 pp
1997 -2 +6 pp
1996 -8 +0 pp
1995 -8 −2.5 pp
1994 -5.5 −0.6 pp
1993 -4.9 +0.6 pp
1992 -5.5 +2 pp
1991 -7.5 +0.7 pp
1990 -8.2 −4.9 pp
1989 -3.3 −0.7 pp
1988 -2.6 −1.9 pp
1987 -0.7 −1.3 pp
1986 0.6 +4.4 pp
1985 -3.8 +1.1 pp
1984 -4.9 +2 pp
1983 -6.9 −4.2 pp
1982 -2.7 +4.4 pp
1981 -7.1 −0.9 pp
1980 -6.2

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.