Thailand - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Thailand was 4.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 12.53 in 1998, while its lowest value was -8.53 in 1990.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1975 -4.07
1976 -2.59
1977 -5.55
1978 -4.80
1979 -7.62
1980 -6.42
1981 -7.38
1982 -2.74
1983 -7.18
1984 -5.04
1985 -3.95
1986 0.57
1987 -0.73
1988 -2.68
1989 -3.46
1990 -8.53
1991 -7.71
1992 -5.66
1993 -4.93
1994 -5.49
1995 -8.02
1996 -8.03
1997 -2.01
1998 12.53
1999 9.81
2000 7.37
2001 4.24
2002 3.47
2003 3.13
2004 1.60
2005 -4.04
2006 1.04
2007 5.93
2008 0.32
2009 7.88
2010 3.37
2011 2.54
2012 -1.23
2013 -2.10
2014 2.86
2015 6.92
2016 10.51
2017 9.63
2018 5.61
2019 6.99
2020 4.04

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments