Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Thailand
Thailand: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 4.14 trillion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2008)
4.14 trillion
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
21st
of 178 countries
All-time high
4.14 trillion
in 2008
All-time low
-892.79 billion
in 1997
Years of data
59
1950–2008
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Thailand, 1950–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 4.14 trillion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2008. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 3,424.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Thailand peaked at 4.14 trillion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -892.79 billion, in 1997.
Thailand ranks 21st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.35 billion | — |
| 1951 | 8.15 billion | +28.3% |
| 1952 | 6.00 billion | -26.3% |
| 1953 | 6.36 billion | +6.0% |
| 1954 | 6.13 billion | -3.6% |
| 1955 | 6.62 billion | +8.0% |
| 1956 | 6.60 billion | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 6.85 billion | +3.9% |
| 1958 | 6.78 billion | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 6.68 billion | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 7.61 billion | +13.9% |
| 1961 | 9.25 billion | +21.6% |
| 1962 | 10.50 billion | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 11.48 billion | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 12.91 billion | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 15.06 billion | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 18.43 billion | +22.4% |
| 1967 | 19.49 billion | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 20.86 billion | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 20.38 billion | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 18.37 billion | -9.9% |
| 1971 | 18.84 billion | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 23.65 billion | +25.5% |
| 1973 | 26.03 billion | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 36.60 billion | +40.6% |
| 1975 | 33.56 billion | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 28.06 billion | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 21.44 billion | -23.6% |
| 1978 | 20.77 billion | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 24.08 billion | +15.9% |
| 1980 | 32.54 billion | +35.1% |
| 1981 | 21.19 billion | -34.9% |
| 1982 | 25.88 billion | +22.1% |
| 1983 | 1.37 billion | -94.7% |
| 1984 | 4.22 billion | +207.7% |
| 1985 | 14.67 billion | +247.7% |
| 1986 | 55.66 billion | +279.3% |
| 1987 | 83.04 billion | +49.2% |
| 1988 | 121.12 billion | +45.9% |
| 1989 | 218.45 billion | +80.4% |
| 1990 | 264.70 billion | +21.2% |
| 1991 | 362.76 billion | +37.0% |
| 1992 | 381.84 billion | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 366.13 billion | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 44.28 billion | -87.9% |
| 1995 | -150.56 billion | -440.0% |
| 1996 | -305.96 billion | +103.2% |
| 1997 | -892.79 billion | +191.8% |
| 1998 | -124.44 billion | -86.1% |
| 1999 | 517.23 billion | -515.6% |
| 2000 | 883.44 billion | +70.8% |
| 2001 | 1.21 trillion | +37.2% |
| 2002 | 1.63 trillion | +34.4% |
| 2003 | 1.85 trillion | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 2.10 trillion | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 2.39 trillion | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 2.95 trillion | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 3.59 trillion | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 4.14 trillion | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.65 billion | 6.00 billion | 8.15 billion | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.60 billion | 7.61 billion | 20.86 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.14 billion | 18.37 billion | 36.60 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.81 billion | 1.37 billion | 218.45 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.32 billion | -892.79 billion | 517.23 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.30 trillion | 883.44 billion | 4.14 trillion | 9 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 18 Hong Kong, China 5.85 trillion compare
- 19 Uganda 5.03 trillion compare
- 20 Zambia 4.98 trillion compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 4.13 trillion compare
- 23 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.08 trillion compare
- 24 Madagascar 3.58 trillion compare
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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Thailand?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Thailand was 4.14 trillion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.14 trillion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -892.79 billion in 1997.
- How does Thailand rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Thailand ranks 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,424.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.