Thailand vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time
- Thailand
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 39.3% against 23.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 15.8%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.7 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 206 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 | 3.8% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 3.6% | 5.3% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 5.2% | 5.3% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 11.8% | 10.4% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 18.7% | 13.8% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 23.0% | 16.5% | Thailand |
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, Thailand or Upper middle income?
- Thailand, at 39.3% against 23.5% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Thailand and Upper middle income?
- 15.8%, 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 from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Thailand ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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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About this data
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.