Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Thailand
Thailand: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP was 15.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Thailand, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Thailand stood at 15.3%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Thailand peaked at 15.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1972.
Thailand ranks 11th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -91.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -88.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +13327.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +245.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +271.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -19.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +152.8% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +45.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -28.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -30.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -24.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +63.3% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +25.9% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -35.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +34.9% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +30.8% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +41.0% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +35.7% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 2.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 7.2% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 10.0% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 8 Palestine, State of 16.2% compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 15.6% compare
- 10 Malaysia 15.4% compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 14.8% compare
- 13 Slovenia 13.7% compare
- 14 Paraguay 12.8% compare
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,994 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 16.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 8.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -0.1089 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 2.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 23,172 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Thailand?
- Value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Thailand was 15.3% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1972.
- How does Thailand rank for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- Thailand ranks 11th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imports from china as a share of gdp rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).