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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Thailand was 6.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 18.98 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.39
1961	0.02
1962	0.06
1963	0.17
1964	0.87
1965	0.67
1966	0.75
1967	1.01
1968	2.27
1969	2.26
1970	2.81
1971	4.71
1972	5.82
1973	5.91
1974	17.04
1975	15.55
1976	17.24
1977	16.01
1978	13.27
1979	13.76
1980	17.25
1981	18.33
1982	18.98
1983	13.00
1984	9.95
1985	7.88
1986	5.50
1987	5.39
1988	4.07
1989	4.18
1990	3.57
1991	2.83
1992	3.07
1993	3.02
1994	3.04
1995	2.98
1996	4.35
1997	6.29
1998	7.28
1999	7.99
2000	9.29
2001	9.11
2002	8.17
2003	9.38
2004	11.13
2005	12.66
2006	13.96
2007	13.06
2008	15.64
2009	12.34
2010	11.53
2011	13.06
2012	13.06
2013	14.31
2014	12.98
2015	8.92
2016	7.40
2017	7.90
2018	9.44
2019	8.12
2020	6.34

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Thailand was 206,992,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 250,407,000,000 in 2013 and a minimum value of 454,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	454,000,000
1961	489,000,000
1962	551,000,000
1963	614,000,000
1964	685,000,000
1965	742,000,000
1966	890,000,000
1967	1,067,000,000
1968	1,159,000,000
1969	1,248,000,000
1970	1,299,000,000
1971	1,288,000,000
1972	1,484,000,000
1973	2,049,000,000
1974	3,143,000,000
1975	3,280,000,000
1976	3,572,000,000
1977	4,617,000,000
1978	5,356,000,000
1979	7,158,000,000
1980	9,214,000,000
1981	9,955,000,000
1982	8,548,000,000
1983	10,287,000,000
1984	10,398,000,000
1985	9,242,000,000
1986	9,178,000,000
1987	13,000,000,000
1988	20,285,000,000
1989	25,770,000,000
1990	33,045,000,000
1991	37,569,000,000
1992	40,686,000,000
1993	46,077,000,000
1994	54,459,000,000
1995	70,786,000,000
1996	72,332,000,000
1997	62,854,000,000
1998	42,971,000,000
1999	50,350,000,000
2000	61,923,000,000
2001	61,962,000,000
2002	64,645,000,000
2003	75,824,000,000
2004	94,410,000,000
2005	118,178,000,000
2006	128,773,000,000
2007	139,966,000,000
2008	179,225,000,000
2009	133,709,000,000
2010	182,921,000,000
2011	228,787,000,000
2012	249,115,000,000
2013	250,407,000,000
2014	227,749,000,000
2015	202,653,000,000
2016	194,198,000,000
2017	221,519,000,000
2018	248,201,000,000
2019	236,260,000,000
2020	206,992,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Thailand was 51.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 94.26 in 1974, while its lowest value was 51.56 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	92.83
1961	93.49
1962	86.97
1963	89.99
1964	90.47
1965	89.96
1966	87.26
1967	90.43
1968	91.39
1969	91.24
1970	89.74
1971	89.83
1972	91.24
1973	90.69
1974	94.26
1975	93.16
1976	89.41
1977	90.33
1978	91.38
1979	88.83
1980	87.51
1981	87.92
1982	86.63
1983	85.53
1984	85.27
1985	83.48
1986	83.16
1987	81.44
1988	81.69
1989	83.40
1990	82.65
1991	81.47
1992	83.71
1993	84.27
1994	82.30
1995	76.51
1996	77.71
1997	79.34
1998	76.82
1999	76.32
2000	75.00
2001	73.83
2002	71.13
2003	70.86
2004	69.71
2005	68.33
2006	67.23
2007	66.07
2008	65.78
2009	64.42
2010	65.10
2011	64.86
2012	62.73
2013	62.31
2014	59.42
2015	57.46
2016	55.63
2017	56.99
2018	56.38
2019	54.23
2020	51.56

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Thailand was 7.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.43 in 2008, while its lowest value was 1.64 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	2.05
1961	1.64
1962	3.55
1963	2.15
1964	3.77
1965	4.42
1966	4.67
1967	3.54
1968	2.91
1969	3.79
1970	3.55
1971	2.53
1972	2.56
1973	2.34
1974	2.64
1975	3.82
1976	4.83
1977	4.42
1978	3.39
1979	2.50
1980	2.93
1981	2.57
1982	2.72
1983	3.07
1984	3.43
1985	3.81
1986	4.43
1987	4.76
1988	5.03
1989	5.69
1990	5.38
1991	6.32
1992	4.39
1993	4.00
1994	3.65
1995	3.57
1996	4.98
1997	5.47
1998	5.21
1999	6.92
2000	6.99
2001	6.26
2002	6.83
2003	7.03
2004	7.66
2005	6.78
2006	6.69
2007	6.90
2008	8.43
2009	6.91
2010	7.04
2011	7.74
2012	8.08
2013	8.06
2014	8.07
2015	5.57
2016	5.73
2017	6.47
2018	6.94
2019	6.97
2020	7.36

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Thailand was 39.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 39.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.10 in 1974.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	3.46
1961	3.59
1962	7.31
1963	6.48
1964	3.55
1965	2.66
1966	3.92
1967	1.96
1968	2.00
1969	2.20
1970	2.43
1971	2.70
1972	2.30
1973	1.72
1974	1.10
1975	1.48
1976	3.02
1977	2.91
1978	3.61
1979	6.61
1980	7.91
1981	6.58
1982	8.72
1983	8.77
1984	9.27
1985	10.30
1986	9.30
1987	10.35
1988	7.93
1989	7.70
1990	8.52
1991	7.52
1992	8.55
1993	7.66
1994	9.30
1995	8.99
1996	9.79
1997	11.15
1998	13.52
1999	14.70
2000	15.92
2001	17.15
2002	19.43
2003	20.09
2004	20.97
2005	23.27
2006	24.60
2007	25.16
2008	24.38
2009	27.03
2010	26.49
2011	26.25
2012	27.95
2013	28.45
2014	31.31
2015	35.57
2016	37.00
2017	34.97
2018	35.14
2019	37.06
2020	39.60

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Thailand was 1.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 2.71 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1968.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1965	0.01
1966	0.03
1967	0.02
1968	0.01
1969	0.03
1970	0.02
1971	0.01
1972	0.03
1973	0.11
1974	0.13
1975	0.56
1976	0.33
1977	0.39
1978	0.09
1979	0.14
1980	0.14
1981	0.20
1982	0.08
1983	0.09
1984	0.11
1985	0.05
1986	0.08
1987	0.30
1988	0.22
1989	0.25
1990	0.23
1991	0.21
1992	0.33
1993	0.19
1994	0.21
1995	0.16
1996	0.37
1997	0.53
1998	0.66
1999	1.18
2000	1.02
2001	0.94
2002	1.47
2003	1.25
2004	1.65
2005	1.67
2006	1.30
2007	1.34
2008	2.01
2009	1.85
2010	2.71
2011	2.65
2012	2.43
2013	2.54
2014	2.43
2015	1.38
2016	1.35
2017	1.36
2018	1.35
2019	1.53
2020	1.30

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Thailand was 1.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.02 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.05 in 1968.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.07
1962	0.17
1963	0.12
1964	0.17
1965	0.59
1966	0.49
1967	0.33
1968	0.05
1969	0.19
1970	0.89
1971	0.57
1972	0.82
1973	0.52
1974	0.44
1975	0.70
1976	0.60
1977	1.08
1978	0.80
1979	0.67
1980	0.75
1981	0.98
1982	1.13
1983	1.20
1984	1.79
1985	1.23
1986	1.39
1987	1.41
1988	1.80
1989	2.02
1990	1.67
1991	1.56
1992	1.42
1993	1.04
1994	1.12
1995	1.17
1996	1.37
1997	1.47
1998	1.14
1999	1.42
2000	1.16
2001	1.48
2002	1.42
2003	1.73
2004	1.52
2005	1.51
2006	1.19
2007	1.44
2008	1.83
2009	1.58
2010	1.64
2011	1.79
2012	1.78
2013	1.67
2014	1.76
2015	1.71
2016	1.85
2017	1.66
2018	1.47
2019	1.66
2020	1.93

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Thailand was 0.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.13 in 1966, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.58
1961	0.02
1962	1.81
1963	1.32
1964	2.04
1965	2.60
1966	3.13
1967	1.15
1968	1.25
1969	2.03
1970	1.26
1971	0.56
1972	0.23
1973	0.11
1974	0.28
1975	1.21
1976	1.24
1977	0.66
1978	0.88
1979	0.23
1980	0.39
1981	0.12
1982	0.15
1983	0.02
1984	0.01
1985	0.46
1986	0.13
1987	0.38
1988	0.36
1989	0.43
1990	0.64
1991	0.61
1992	0.20
1993	0.30
1994	0.25
1995	0.52
1996	1.30
1997	1.55
1998	1.29
1999	1.79
2000	2.35
2001	1.48
2002	1.34
2003	1.68
2004	2.05
2005	1.32
2006	1.52
2007	1.44
2008	2.11
2009	1.41
2010	0.75
2011	0.89
2012	1.04
2013	0.90
2014	0.99
2015	0.22
2016	0.33
2017	0.57
2018	0.68
2019	0.55
2020	0.35

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Thailand was 2.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.86 in 1991, while its lowest value was 0.54 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	1.36
1961	1.56
1962	1.43
1963	0.54
1964	1.17
1965	0.86
1966	0.56
1967	1.62
1968	1.20
1969	1.05
1970	0.82
1971	0.79
1972	0.95
1973	0.67
1974	0.67
1975	0.59
1976	1.51
1977	1.06
1978	0.75
1979	0.62
1980	0.80
1981	0.75
1982	0.72
1983	0.94
1984	0.64
1985	0.96
1986	1.37
1987	1.55
1988	1.59
1989	1.96
1990	2.04
1991	2.86
1992	1.32
1993	1.43
1994	1.12
1995	0.96
1996	1.12
1997	1.06
1998	1.27
1999	1.21
2000	1.29
2001	1.29
2002	1.41
2003	1.37
2004	1.33
2005	1.23
2006	1.43
2007	1.60
2008	1.61
2009	1.46
2010	1.35
2011	1.45
2012	1.50
2013	1.52
2014	1.46
2015	1.43
2016	1.46
2017	1.92
2018	2.13
2019	2.26
2020	2.24

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Thailand was 1.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.54 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.05 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.05
1961	0.06
1962	0.15
1963	0.17
1964	0.38
1965	0.35
1966	0.46
1967	0.42
1968	0.40
1969	0.49
1970	0.56
1971	0.59
1972	0.53
1973	0.92
1974	1.12
1975	0.76
1976	1.15
1977	1.22
1978	0.87
1979	0.84
1980	0.85
1981	0.52
1982	0.64
1983	0.83
1984	0.88
1985	1.12
1986	1.45
1987	1.12
1988	1.07
1989	1.03
1990	0.81
1991	1.08
1992	1.11
1993	1.04
1994	0.95
1995	0.77
1996	0.83
1997	0.85
1998	0.87
1999	1.33
2000	1.17
2001	1.07
2002	1.19
2003	1.00
2004	1.11
2005	1.06
2006	1.26
2007	1.08
2008	0.87
2009	0.61
2010	0.60
2011	0.98
2012	1.33
2013	1.43
2014	1.42
2015	0.84
2016	0.75
2017	0.96
2018	1.31
2019	0.98
2020	1.54

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Thailand was 1.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.93 in 1995, while its lowest value was 1.15 in 2011.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	1.66
1961	1.28
1962	2.17
1963	1.39
1964	2.21
1965	2.97
1966	4.15
1967	4.06
1968	3.69
1969	2.76
1970	4.27
1971	4.94
1972	3.89
1973	5.26
1974	2.00
1975	1.55
1976	2.73
1977	2.34
1978	1.62
1979	2.06
1980	1.66
1981	2.93
1982	1.93
1983	2.63
1984	2.04
1985	2.41
1986	3.11
1987	3.45
1988	5.35
1989	3.21
1990	3.45
1991	4.68
1992	3.35
1993	4.07
1994	4.75
1995	10.93
1996	7.52
1997	4.04
1998	4.45
1999	2.06
2000	2.10
2001	2.77
2002	2.61
2003	2.02
2004	1.66
2005	1.62
2006	1.48
2007	1.87
2008	1.41
2009	1.64
2010	1.37
2011	1.15
2012	1.23
2013	1.18
2014	1.20
2015	1.40
2016	1.63
2017	1.58
2018	1.54
2019	1.74
2020	1.48

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Thailand was $207,092,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $250,453,000,000 in 2012 and $434,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	$434,000,000
1961	$468,400,000
1962	$540,100,000
1963	$591,400,000
1964	$655,500,000
1965	$717,900,000
1966	$895,700,000
1967	$1,059,000,000
1968	$1,142,400,000
1969	$1,248,310,000
1970	$1,298,520,000
1971	$1,294,510,000
1972	$1,484,260,000
1973	$2,032,200,000
1974	$3,144,750,000
1975	$3,189,560,000
1976	$3,571,960,000
1977	$4,615,430,000
1978	$5,355,090,000
1979	$7,164,340,000
1980	$9,218,460,000
1981	$9,956,430,000
1982	$8,535,600,000
1983	$10,282,880,000
1984	$10,415,300,000
1985	$9,271,170,000
1986	$9,184,330,000
1987	$13,014,430,000
1988	$20,302,270,000
1989	$25,375,490,000
1990	$33,414,290,000
1991	$37,957,130,000
1992	$40,686,410,000
1993	$46,191,740,000
1994	$55,092,020,000
1995	$77,084,860,000
1996	$74,938,610,000
1997	$63,465,460,000
1998	$43,702,650,000
1999	$50,350,060,000
2000	$61,923,470,000
2001	$62,057,110,000
2002	$64,720,760,000
2003	$75,824,320,000
2004	$94,407,210,000
2005	$118,143,000,000
2006	$130,605,000,000
2007	$141,294,000,000
2008	$179,168,000,000
2009	$134,734,000,000
2010	$185,121,000,000
2011	$229,137,000,000
2012	$250,453,000,000
2013	$249,577,000,000
2014	$227,895,000,000
2015	$201,790,000,000
2016	$195,103,000,000
2017	$223,707,000,000
2018	$249,373,000,000
2019	$238,924,000,000
2020	$207,092,000,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Thailand was 39.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 39.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.10 in 1974.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	3.46
1961	3.59
1962	7.31
1963	6.48
1964	3.55
1965	2.66
1966	3.92
1967	1.96
1968	2.00
1969	2.20
1970	2.43
1971	2.70
1972	2.30
1973	1.72
1974	1.10
1975	1.48
1976	3.02
1977	2.91
1978	3.61
1979	6.61
1980	7.91
1981	6.58
1982	8.72
1983	8.77
1984	9.27
1985	10.30
1986	9.30
1987	10.35
1988	7.93
1989	7.70
1990	8.52
1991	7.52
1992	8.55
1993	7.66
1994	9.30
1995	8.99
1996	9.79
1997	11.15
1998	13.52
1999	14.70
2000	15.92
2001	17.15
2002	19.43
2003	20.09
2004	20.97
2005	23.27
2006	24.60
2007	25.16
2008	24.38
2009	27.03
2010	26.49
2011	26.25
2012	27.95
2013	28.45
2014	31.31
2015	35.57
2016	37.00
2017	34.97
2018	35.14
2019	37.06
2020	39.60

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports