Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Thailand
Thailand: Domestic credit provided by financial sector was 196.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Thailand, 2007–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Thailand stood at 196.5%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Thailand peaked at 203.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 122.1%, in 2008.
That places Thailand 4th out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 123.6% | — |
| 2008 | 122.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 128.3% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 133.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 148.2% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 155.9% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 159.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 167.2% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 171.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 169.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 169.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 166.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 169.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 194.5% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 203.6% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 196.2% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 197.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 194.7% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 196.5% | +0.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 196.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62.6%, 3.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 196.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.4%, 2.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 124.6% | 122.1% | 128.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 161.0% | 133.4% | 171.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 197.1% | 194.5% | 203.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More financial sector data for Thailand
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 16.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 11.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 16.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit provided by financial sector in Thailand?
- Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Thailand was 196.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 203.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.1% in 2008.
- How does Thailand rank for domestic credit provided by financial sector?
- Thailand ranks 4th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit provided by financial sector rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.