Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Thailand
Thailand: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 57.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods 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
The most recent figure for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Thailand is 57.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Thailand peaked at 62.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 34th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.2% | — |
| 1961 | 14.2% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 14.9% | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 15.4% | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 15.2% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 14.3% | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 15.1% | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 16.5% | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 16.6% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 16.2% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 15.5% | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 16.2% | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 16.4% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 20.9% | +27.7% |
| 1975 | 20.1% | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 19.6% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 21.6% | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 20.8% | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 24.3% | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 27.0% | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 26.6% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 22.1% | -17.0% |
| 1983 | 24.0% | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 23.5% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 19.6% | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 23.7% | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 29.8% | +25.9% |
| 1989 | 32.5% | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 38.2% | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 37.0% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 35.4% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 34.4% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 37.9% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 40.6% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 36.7% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | +23.2% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 61.4% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | -22.4% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +27.6% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 57.4% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.3% | 14.2% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 15.5% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 19.6% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 34.4% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 46.9% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 43.2% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 40.8% | 60.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Thailand?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Thailand was 57.4% 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 imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Thailand ranks 34th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).