Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Thailand
Thailand: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Thailand, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 1.2% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
The figure is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Thailand peaked at 1.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1960.
Thailand ranks 84th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +38.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +133.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | +127.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | +33.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | +74.9% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -32.2% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | +52.9% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -29.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -38.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +22.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +30.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +27.5% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +30.8% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -23.1% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -21.3% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +35.2% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +48.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -29.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +62.6% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +36.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -40.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +36.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -25.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +57.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -26.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 3.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 2.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in in Thailand?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Thailand was 1.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1960.
- How does Thailand rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Thailand ranks 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.