Thailand External Debt 1970-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Thailand external debt for 2022 was $192,078,008,982, a 6.67% decline from 2021.
  • Thailand external debt for 2021 was $205,809,662,439, a 4.35% increase from 2020.
  • Thailand external debt for 2020 was $197,233,644,942, a 10.89% increase from 2019.
  • Thailand external debt for 2019 was $177,870,511,996, a 2.07% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Current US $
China $2,389
Mexico $600
Brazil $579
Turkey $459
Russia $376
Thailand $192
Colombia $184
South Africa $172
Kazakhstan $162
Peru $88
Lebanon $67
Ecuador $61
Dominican Republic $48
Bulgaria $47
Serbia $44
Jordan $41
Belarus $40
Costa Rica $39
Guatemala $25
Paraguay $25
Iraq $23
Jamaica $18
Mauritius $17
Azerbaijan $15
Armenia $15
Bosnia $13
North Macedonia $12
Albania $10
Iran $10
Montenegro $9
Gabon $8
Algeria $7
Turkmenistan $5
Suriname $4
Maldives $4
Fiji $3
Guyana $2
Botswana $2
Belize $1
St. Lucia $1
Grenada $1
St. Vincent and the Grenadines $1
Samoa $0
Dominica $0
Tonga $0
Thailand External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $192,078,008,982 -6.67%
2021 $205,809,662,439 4.35%
2020 $197,233,644,942 10.89%
2019 $177,870,511,996 -2.07%
2018 $181,636,215,942 11.42%
2017 $163,015,488,030 16.81%
2016 $139,550,295,850 5.43%
2015 $132,367,050,433 -9.91%
2014 $146,930,719,708 -4.49%
2013 $153,837,728,392 1.78%
2012 $151,145,531,851 28.44%
2011 $117,681,130,154 9.81%
2010 $107,165,878,659 32.42%
2009 $80,931,068,118 21.32%
2008 $66,708,742,798 5.63%
2007 $63,156,007,038 0.70%
2006 $62,716,469,252 7.16%
2005 $58,524,721,298 0.18%
2004 $58,416,708,560 -0.06%
2003 $58,452,984,710 -7.10%
2002 $62,922,110,903 -6.50%
2001 $67,296,708,659 -15.70%
2000 $79,830,056,193 -17.62%
1999 $96,903,100,977 -7.66%
1998 $104,943,991,857 -4.36%
1997 $109,730,690,052 -2.79%
1996 $112,879,501,381 12.77%
1995 $100,092,684,586 52.59%
1994 $65,596,252,733 24.43%
1993 $52,717,189,061 25.92%
1992 $41,864,442,860 10.83%
1991 $37,772,319,225 34.11%
1990 $28,165,126,439 19.66%
1989 $23,536,747,458 8.15%
1988 $21,763,483,335 6.76%
1987 $20,385,283,142 9.97%
1986 $18,537,200,102 5.65%
1985 $17,545,477,592 16.87%
1984 $15,012,831,077 7.99%
1983 $13,902,415,140 13.60%
1982 $12,237,908,792 12.77%
1981 $10,851,629,853 30.79%
1980 $8,297,078,411 24.87%
1979 $6,644,774,201 32.13%
1978 $5,029,137,829 50.37%
1977 $3,344,454,730 43.81%
1976 $2,325,633,646 24.68%
1975 $1,865,317,539 16.52%
1974 $1,600,893,355 28.51%
1973 $1,245,690,376 1.32%
1972 $1,229,411,688 13.93%
1971 $1,079,128,840 7.85%
1970 $1,000,572,109 7.85%