Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Thailand
Thailand: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 54.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Thailand, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 54.2% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Thailand peaked at 96.2% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 2021.
That places Thailand 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 94.4% | — |
| 1961 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 88.9% | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 91.3% | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 92.5% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 91.1% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 94.3% | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 93.8% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 95.8% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 94.6% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 92.0% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 90.7% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 88.8% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 90.7% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 88.3% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 87.7% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 87.0% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 85.4% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 84.5% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 86.5% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 86.3% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 85.5% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 86.7% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 87.9% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 86.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 85.9% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 84.0% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 82.7% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 80.5% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 77.2% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 73.9% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 73.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 69.3% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 54.2% | +1.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 54.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 96% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 54.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.6%, 91% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.9% | 88.9% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.8% | 90.7% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.1% | 84.5% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.4% | 78.6% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 66.8% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 56.1% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 52.8% | 54.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More private sector data for Thailand
- Merchandise trade 118.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 344.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 339.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,742 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Thailand?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Thailand was 54.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Thailand ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies 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.