Africa Western and Central vs Thailand: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Africa Western and Central
0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Thailand
0.5499 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
38th
Thailand rank
36th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.5499 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.3609 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Thailand's figure about 2.9 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 38th and Thailand ranks 36th of 44 groups.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1193 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
1970s 0.1703 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2039 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
1980s 0.1141 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2623 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1483 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
1990s 0.1495 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3749 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2000s 0.1806 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5274 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3468 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2010s 0.1825 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5267 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3442 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2020s 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5194 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3634 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Africa Western and Central or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.5499 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Africa Western and Central and Thailand?
0.3609 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Thailand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Thailand rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Africa Western and Central ranks 38th and Thailand ranks 36th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.