Hungary vs Thailand: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Hungary
- Thailand
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 7.0% against 6.6% in Thailand, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Thailand ahead.
Hungary ranks 179th and Thailand ranks 182nd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 7.8% | 1.9% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 4.8% | 1.8% | Hungary |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 5.1% | 2.4% | Hungary |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 0.4% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 4.6% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.7% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 7.0% | 0.6% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Hungary or Thailand?
- Hungary, at 7.0% against 6.6% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Hungary and Thailand?
- 0.4%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Thailand?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Thailand rank globally for food imports?
- Hungary ranks 179th and Thailand ranks 182nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.