Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Thailand
Thailand: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 4.14 trillion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
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 (Depository Corporations Survey) 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% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 4.14 trillion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139.49 billion, 29.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 4.14 trillion is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 245.21 billion, 16.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +515.6% | -124.44 billion | 517.23 billion |
| 1995 | -440.0% | 44.28 billion | -150.56 billion |
| 1986 | +279.3% | 14.67 billion | 55.66 billion |
| 1985 | +247.7% | 4.22 billion | 14.67 billion |
| 1997 | -191.8% | -305.96 billion | -892.79 billion |
| 1984 | +207.7% | 1.37 billion | 4.22 billion |
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
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 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.