How does Thailand rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Thailand ranks 91st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Thailand?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Thailand

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Thailand
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Thailand: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2213 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.2213 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 5.0%

World rank

91st

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.6338 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1998

All-time low

0.0833 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1973

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Thailand, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Thailand stood at 0.2213 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Thailand peaked at 0.6338 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0833 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1973.

That places Thailand 91st out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Thailand, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.1024 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1061 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1972	0.109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1973	0.0833 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.6%
1974	0.0847 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1975	0.0909 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1976	0.0947 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1977	0.1002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1978	0.1119 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1979	0.1439 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.6%
1980	0.1745 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.3%
1981	0.2042 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.0%
1982	0.2282 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
1983	0.2387 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1984	0.2526 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1985	0.3399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.6%
1986	0.3394 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1987	0.3314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1988	0.2643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.2%
1989	0.2374 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1990	0.2325 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1991	0.2573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
1992	0.2435 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1993	0.2334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1994	0.2483 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1995	0.3308 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.2%
1996	0.356 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
1997	0.4626 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.9%
1998	0.6338 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.0%
1999	0.5521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2000	0.4888 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
2001	0.4346 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2002	0.376 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2003	0.3111 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
2004	0.2707 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
2005	0.2239 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
2006	0.2019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2007	0.1701 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
2008	0.1583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2009	0.1637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2010	0.1613 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2011	0.1858 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.2%
2012	0.2301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.8%
2013	0.2152 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2014	0.2196 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2015	0.1955 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
2016	0.2027 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2017	0.2034 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2018	0.2305 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
2019	0.2141 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2020	0.2413 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2021	0.2534 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
2022	0.2569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2023	0.2329 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2024	0.2213 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1027 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0833 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1439 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2611 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1745 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.355 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2325 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6338 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4888 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1613 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2305 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2412 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2213 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Thailand

88 Kosovo 0.2296 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
89 Niger 0.2295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
90 Ethiopia 0.2267 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
92 Zimbabwe 0.2194 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
93 Mali 0.2099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
94 Nepal 0.2075 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More external debt data for Thailand

IFC, private nonguaranteed 344.75 million NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 4.81 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0007 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 871.58 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.7% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA -55.73 million NFL, current US$ (2011)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.8077 NFL, current US$ per person (2011)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0002 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
Net financial flows, IBRD -83.40 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.9% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Thailand?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Thailand was 0.2213 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 0.6338 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0833 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1973.
How does Thailand rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Thailand ranks 91st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Thailand?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.