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Pledges on investment are up but Foreign Direct Investment for the first six months is down nearly 5%
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Key facts
- Foreign investment warning for Thailand: actual FDI slumps 24.6% in Q2 despite ฿271 billion in commitments
- Yet the government is promoting ฿271 billion in foreign investment commitments, up 7%, despite those figures representing business approvals rather than actual capital inflows.
- Bank of Thailand figures expose a 24.6% second-quarter collapse in inward investment, dragging first-half FDI down 4.7%
- That represented an increase of 83.6% from ฿44.89 billion during the same period in 2025
- Notably, the associated investment value rose by ฿18.06 billion, representing an annual increase of 7%.
- Consequently, inward investment fell by approximately ฿11.58 billion, or 4.7%
Summary
### Foreign investment warning for Thailand: actual FDI slumps 24.6% in Q2 despite ฿271 billion in commitments. DBD chief Kittiwat Patchimnan reports rising approvals as Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul pursues nominee firms and forced land sales.
Thailand is boasting of rising foreign investment as actual capital inflows plunge and Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul launches a nationwide crackdown on foreign property ownership. Bank of Thailand figures expose a 24.6% second-quarter collapse in inward investment, dragging first-half FDI down 4.7%. Meanwhile, foreign property owners and smaller investors face mounting uncertainty over assets acquired decades ago, with unlawful holdings facing forced sales.
Thailand’s government is promoting rising foreign investment while intensifying a nationwide crackdown on foreign-controlled businesses and property ownership. However, the latest figures for actual foreign direct investment tell a different story.