Thailand's investment in energy with private participation (current US$) was US$1.86 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 47.37% from US$3.54 billion in 2014 (6.22% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.86 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.65 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$3.54 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$3.54 billion | 2014 |
| Lowest | US$171.3 million | 1993 |
| Average since 2015 | US$1.23 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$171.3 million |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 351.8% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 87.7% in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Thailand had the 5th highest value of the 31 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | US$1.86 billion | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$58.39 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Thailand in the 2024 ranking
- Brazil — 2nd of 31: US$5.75 billion
- Philippines — 3rd of 31: US$4.14 billion
- India — 4th of 31: US$3.42 billion
- South Africa — 6th of 31: US$1.79 billion
- Türkiye — 7th of 31: US$1.7 billion
- Viet Nam — 8th of 31: US$1.64 billion
What this measures
The Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) Database records contractual arrangements for public infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank) that have reached financial closure, in which private parties assume operating risk. Investment in energy projects with private participation refers to commitments to infrastructure projects in energy (electricity and natural gas: generation, transmission and distribution) that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. The types of projects included are management and lease contracts, brownfield projects, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investments are classified as one of two types: (1) Investments in physical assets: resources the project company commits to invest in expanding and modernizing facilities and (2) payments to the government: to acquire state-owned enterprises or rights to provide services in a specific area or to use radio spectrum. Data is presented based on investment year. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Limitations: The data on investment in infrastructure projects with private participation refer to all investment (public and private) in projects in which a private company assumes operating risk during the operating period or development and operating risk during the contract period. Investment refers to commitments not disbursements. Foreign state-owned companies are considered private entities for the purposes of this measure. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in physical assets and payments to the government.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 26 values
| Year | Investment in energy with private participation (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,862,700,000 |
| 2023 | no data |
| 2022 | 794,510,000 |
| 2021 | no data |
| 2020 | 254,800,000 |
| 2019 | 1,653,340,000 |
| 2018 | 1,706,020,000 |
| 2017 | 1,467,570,000 |
| 2016 | 433,280,000 |
| 2015 | 1,651,375,000 |
Investment in energy with private participation (current US$) in nearby economies
More private sector & trade data for Thailand
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 118.64% (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$344.94 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$339.64 billion (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) — 1.16% (2025)
- Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — 6.11% (2025)
- Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — 12.47% (2025)
- Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) — 69.31% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) — 4.76% (2025)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)
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Questions people ask
- What is Thailand's investment in energy with private participation (current US$)?
- US$1.86 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1993?
- It is up 987.39% from US$171.3 million in 1993 (8% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3.54 billion in 2014 and the lowest US$171.3 million in 1993.
- How does Thailand rank?
- 5th highest of 31 economies with data for 2024.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://ppi.worldbank.org/en/ppidata.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IE.PPI.ENGY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://ppi.worldbank.org/en/ppidata Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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