Share of imports that come from China in Thailand
Thailand: Share of imports that come from China was 31.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Thailand, 1960–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 31.8% for share of imports that come from china in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.1% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Thailand peaked at 31.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1972.
Thailand ranks 18th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -92.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -88.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +10289.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | +260.7% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | +280.3% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -27.0% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | +115.7% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | +31.6% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | -27.6% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | +20.3% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +35.5% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -34.0% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +29.6% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +31.7% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +27.2% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 31.8% | +19.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 31.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 31.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.4%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +10289.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1976 | +280.3% | 0.6% | 2.2% |
| 1975 | +260.7% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| 1979 | +115.7% | 1.7% | 3.6% |
| 1969 | -92.9% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 1972 | -88.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 5.6% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 13.4% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 23.9% | 31.8% | 6 |
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 imports that come from china in Thailand?
- Share of imports that come from china in Thailand was 31.8% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1972.
- How does Thailand rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Thailand ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.