Thailand ranked No 21 in FDI confidence
Thailand has entered the top 25 of the AT Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index after a two-year absence. It is ranked 21st.
The index is a forward-looking analysis of how political, economic and regulatory changes will likely affect FDI inflows to countries in the coming years.
“Thailand has been one of the success stories of Southeast Asia. It has moved from a low-income country to an upper-income country in less than a generation, creating an attractive pool of potential consumers with higher disposable incomes. That has been a pull factor for companies looking to enter Thailand,” said Soon Ghee Chua, partner and head for Southeast Asia at AT Kearney, a global management consulting firm.
The results of the index also show that domestic market size, cost of labour, regulatory transparency and lack of corruption are among the top factors that executives look at when making decisions about investing in a country.
