Thailand vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Thailand
0.5499 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Thailand rank
36th
Upper middle income rank
37th

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

  • Thailand
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.5499 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.3579 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Thailand's figure about 2.9 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Thailand ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 37th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0532 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1128 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
1970s 0.2039 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0761 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1278 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
1980s 0.2623 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1087 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1536 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
1990s 0.3749 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1642 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2107 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2000s 0.5274 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2967 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2010s 0.5267 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1996 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3271 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2020s 0.5194 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1929 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3265 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$), per unit, Thailand or Upper middle income?
Thailand, at 0.5499 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Thailand and Upper middle income?
0.3579 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Upper middle income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Thailand and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Thailand ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 37th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.