Thailand vs Türkiye: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Thailand
284.28 billion current US$
in 2023
Türkiye
337.27 billion current US$
in 2023
Thailand rank
23rd
Türkiye rank
20th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Thailand
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 337.27 billion current US$ against 284.28 billion current US$ in Thailand, a difference of 52.99 billion current US$.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Türkiye ahead.

Thailand ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 20th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Türkiye Difference Ahead
1960s 752.70 million current US$ 576.13 million current US$ 176.56 million current US$ Thailand
1970s 3.23 billion current US$ 3.22 billion current US$ 12.14 million current US$ Thailand
1980s 12.18 billion current US$ 10.35 billion current US$ 1.82 billion current US$ Thailand
1990s 49.47 billion current US$ 31.60 billion current US$ 17.86 billion current US$ Thailand
2000s 104.39 billion current US$ 107.01 billion current US$ 2.62 billion current US$ Türkiye
2010s 221.96 billion current US$ 216.70 billion current US$ 5.26 billion current US$ Thailand
2020s 262.20 billion current US$ 279.75 billion current US$ 17.55 billion current US$ Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Thailand or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 337.27 billion current US$ against 284.28 billion current US$ in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Thailand and Türkiye?
52.99 billion current US$, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Türkiye?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Thailand and Türkiye rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Thailand ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.