Broad money growth in Thailand
Thailand: Broad money growth was 3.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money growth in Thailand is 3.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.8% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Thailand peaked at 26.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2002.
Thailand ranks 143rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth in Thailand, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.5% | — |
| 1962 | 11.9% | -11.7% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | -82.7% |
| 1964 | 12.7% | +514.0% |
| 1965 | 15.6% | +23.3% |
| 1966 | 22.3% | +42.8% |
| 1967 | 14.0% | -37.1% |
| 1968 | 16.1% | +14.9% |
| 1969 | 12.2% | -23.9% |
| 1970 | 12.9% | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 16.5% | +27.6% |
| 1972 | 23.3% | +41.1% |
| 1973 | 22.8% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 20.3% | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 15.8% | -22.2% |
| 1976 | 20.5% | +29.6% |
| 1977 | 19.5% | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 19.1% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | -24.5% |
| 1980 | 22.3% | +54.5% |
| 1981 | 15.8% | -29.3% |
| 1982 | 23.3% | +48.1% |
| 1983 | 23.8% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 19.7% | -17.3% |
| 1985 | 11.5% | -41.7% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | +18.8% |
| 1987 | 19.4% | +42.6% |
| 1988 | 18.0% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 26.2% | +45.7% |
| 1990 | 25.5% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 19.4% | -24.0% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 19.0% | +22.4% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | -43.7% |
| 1995 | 17.7% | +66.0% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | -40.1% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | +84.1% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | -48.5% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -62.3% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +29.2% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +233.7% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -92.0% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +378.3% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +33.8% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +46.6% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -26.2% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +61.8% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +38.2% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -31.4% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -29.4% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -36.5% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +179.4% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -52.7% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -49.7% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +72.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.4% | 2.1% | 22.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.5% | 12.9% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 11.5% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 3.8% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 1.3% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 3.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 2.0% | 10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More financial sector data for Thailand
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 389,633 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 48.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 263.90 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 24.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 177.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 182.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 206.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 205.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,874 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Thailand?
- Broad money growth in Thailand was 3.4% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2002.
- How does Thailand rank for broad money growth?
- Thailand ranks 143rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.