Mexico vs Thailand: Food imports

Mexico
6.3%
in 2025
Thailand
6.6%
in 2024
Mexico rank
185th
Thailand rank
182nd

Food imports over time

  • Mexico
  • Thailand
5101520196219932025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 6.6% against 6.3% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Thailand ahead.

Mexico ranks 185th and Thailand ranks 182nd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 5.2% 7.8% 2.6% Thailand
1970s 10.4% 4.8% 5.6% Mexico
1980s 14.0% 5.1% 8.9% Mexico
1990s 8.2% 4.8% 3.4% Mexico
2000s 6.2% 4.6% 1.6% Mexico
2010s 6.1% 5.7% 0.4% Mexico
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, Mexico or Thailand?
Thailand, at 6.6% against 6.3% in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Mexico and Thailand?
0.3%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Thailand?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Thailand rank globally for food imports?
Mexico ranks 185th 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

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.