Australia vs Thailand: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Australia
40.0%
in 2023
Thailand
39.3%
in 2023
Australia rank
15th
Thailand rank
17th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time

  • Australia
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 40.0% against 39.3% in Thailand, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 17th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 4.4% 3.8% 0.6% Australia
1970s 3.9% 2.9% 1.0% Australia
1980s 5.7% 8.9% 3.3% Thailand
1990s 13.2% 10.5% 2.8% Australia
2000s 26.7% 22.2% 4.5% Australia
2010s 37.0% 32.5% 4.5% Australia
2020s 40.1% 39.5% 0.6% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, Australia or Thailand?
Australia, at 40.0% against 39.3% in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Australia and Thailand?
0.7%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Australia ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 17th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,103 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.