Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Thailand
Thailand: Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff was 58.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Thailand, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 58.8% for share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Thailand peaked at 58.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2005.
That places Thailand 150th out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32.2% | — |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 58.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.5%, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 58.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.5%, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 39.1% | 54.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 55.9% | 58.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -18.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 79.86 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 58.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Thailand?
- Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Thailand was 58.8% in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2005.
- How does Thailand rank for share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff?
- Thailand ranks 150th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%).