Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Thailand
Thailand: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.8106 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Thailand, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Thailand is 0.8106, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Thailand peaked at 1.24 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4246, in 1997.
That places Thailand 32nd out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4846 | — |
| 1992 | 0.5201 | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5499 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.556 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5233 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5355 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4246 | -20.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6866 | +61.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6924 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5287 | -23.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5343 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6028 | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5556 | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5287 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4422 | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5143 | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6202 | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6207 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.03 | +65.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9287 | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7635 | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7244 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6703 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6898 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7751 | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8807 | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9047 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8236 | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9379 | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 1.24 | +32.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9213 | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7176 | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7753 | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7697 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.8106 | +5.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.8106 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6174, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.8106 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6487, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5525 | 0.4246 | 0.6924 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5977 | 0.4422 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8099 | 0.6703 | 0.9379 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8732 | 0.7176 | 1.24 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Thailand?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Thailand was 0.8106 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4246 in 1997.
- How does Thailand rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Thailand ranks 32nd out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.