Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Thailand: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.5978 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2262 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3716 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 24th of 45 groups.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1746 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.1744 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.1692 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2703 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.2089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.2207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.2088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.5978 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2262 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand?
- 0.3716 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 24th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Merchandise imports (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.