Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term in Thailand
Thailand: Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term was 8.14 billion US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6) in Thailand, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Thailand is 8.14 billion US dollar, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Thailand peaked at 11.61 billion US dollar in 2014 and was at its lowest, 151.00 million US dollar, in 2004.
Thailand ranks 14th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term in Thailand, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 261.00 million US dollar | — |
| 2001 | 189.00 million US dollar | -27.6% |
| 2002 | 222.00 million US dollar | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 162.00 million US dollar | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 151.00 million US dollar | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 694.20 million US dollar | +359.7% |
| 2006 | 222.49 million US dollar | -68.0% |
| 2007 | 7.47 billion US dollar | +3257.1% |
| 2008 | 3.31 billion US dollar | -55.8% |
| 2009 | 7.09 billion US dollar | +114.5% |
| 2010 | 4.44 billion US dollar | -37.3% |
| 2011 | 2.29 billion US dollar | -48.5% |
| 2012 | 8.69 billion US dollar | +280.1% |
| 2013 | 8.60 billion US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 11.61 billion US dollar | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 8.37 billion US dollar | -27.9% |
| 2016 | 6.11 billion US dollar | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 8.40 billion US dollar | +37.4% |
| 2018 | 5.87 billion US dollar | -30.1% |
| 2019 | 4.06 billion US dollar | -30.7% |
| 2020 | 1.16 billion US dollar | -71.4% |
| 2021 | 661.77 million US dollar | -43.0% |
| 2022 | 983.50 million US dollar | +48.6% |
| 2023 | 4.62 billion US dollar | +369.4% |
| 2024 | 7.47 billion US dollar | +61.9% |
| 2025 | 8.14 billion US dollar | +8.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 8.14 billion US dollar is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.28 million US dollar, 212.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 8.14 billion US dollar is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 190.48 million US dollar, 42.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors … Short-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +3257.1% | 222.49 million US dollar | 7.47 billion US dollar |
| 2023 | +369.4% | 983.50 million US dollar | 4.62 billion US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.98 billion US dollar | 151.00 million US dollar | 7.47 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.84 billion US dollar | 2.29 billion US dollar | 11.61 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.84 billion US dollar | 661.77 million US dollar | 8.14 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 11 Hong Kong 15.28 billion US dollar compare
- 12 Cayman Islands 12.09 billion US dollar compare
- 13 Australia 10.32 billion US dollar compare
- 15 Philippines 8.04 billion US dollar compare
- 16 Norway 7.10 billion US dollar compare
- 17 United Kingdom 7.00 billion US dollar
More external debt data for Thailand
- Net financial flows, IBRD -83.40 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -109.09 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2011)
- Use of IMF credit 5.54 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 35.02 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 132.44 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Thailand?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) in Thailand was 8.14 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 11.61 billion US dollar in 2014.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 151.00 million US dollar in 2004.
- How does Thailand rank for portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6)?
- Thailand ranks 14th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Short-term (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.