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

Australia
6.0%
in 2023
Thailand
6.6%
in 2023
Australia rank
168th
Thailand rank
165th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • Australia
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 6.6% against 6.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 168th and Thailand ranks 165th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 6.2% 3.3% 2.9% Australia
1970s 4.2% 3.3% 0.9% Australia
1980s 2.9% 3.8% 0.9% Thailand
1990s 2.7% 5.1% 2.4% Thailand
2000s 3.6% 6.1% 2.5% Thailand
2010s 5.8% 5.9% 0.1% Thailand
2020s 6.4% 7.0% 0.7% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Australia or Thailand?
Thailand, at 6.6% against 6.0% in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Australia and Thailand?
0.6%, with Thailand 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 outside?
Australia ranks 168th and Thailand ranks 165th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region (% 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, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.