Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Thailand
Thailand: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.4957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
50th
of 172 countries
All-time high
1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1968
All-time low
0.4048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1982
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Thailand, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.4957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Thailand peaked at 1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.4048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1982.
Thailand ranks 50th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Thailand, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.9887 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 1.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 1.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1968 | 1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.31 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1972 | 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7741 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6774 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5954 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5332 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4979 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4911 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5064 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4752 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.484 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5535 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5744 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6015 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5902 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5668 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5729 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6105 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5462 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6079 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6461 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6459 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8153 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8692 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9111 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8007 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7036 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7073 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5797 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6086 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5767 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5635 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.572 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5498 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.529 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5158 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4557 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4266 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4971 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4909 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5066 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.4957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3646 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.4957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5345 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 93% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9887 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8593 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5954 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.31 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4945 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5744 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5943 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5462 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6461 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7883 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5797 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9111 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4557 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6086 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4903 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4266 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 47 Nicaragua 0.511 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Mauritania 0.5109 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Montenegro 0.5032 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4914 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Tunisia 0.4802 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Czechia 0.4785 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 9.33 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 18.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 31.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 263.07 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Thailand?
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Thailand was 0.4957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1968.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
- How does Thailand rank for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Thailand ranks 50th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.