Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners
Sri Lanka
1 rank
in 2024
Thailand
1 rank
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
127th
Thailand rank
127th
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1 rank against 1 rank in Thailand, a difference of 0 rank.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 127th and Thailand ranks 127th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 rank | 36.5 rank | 33.5 rank | Thailand |
| 1970s | 7.43 rank | 22.43 rank | 15 rank | Thailand |
| 1980s | 9.1 rank | 6.5 rank | 2.6 rank | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 10.2 rank | 7.8 rank | 2.4 rank | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 25.8 rank | 2.5 rank | 23.3 rank | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 17.56 rank | 1.44 rank | 16.11 rank | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.2 rank | 1 rank | 0.2 rank | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher where china ranks among a country’s import partners, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Sri Lanka, at 1 rank against 1 rank in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in where china ranks among a country’s import partners between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 0 rank, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for where china ranks among a country’s import partners?
- Sri Lanka ranks 127th and Thailand ranks 127th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Where China ranks among a country’s import partners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rank of China among a country's import partners, based on import values that include the cost of goods, freight, and insurance. A rank of 1 indicates that the China is the country's largest import partner.