Trade, Overall in Thailand
Thailand: Trade, Overall was 0.7609 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, Overall in Thailand, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade, overall in Thailand is 0.7609, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, overall in Thailand peaked at 0.7609 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3503, in 1989.
Thailand ranks 67th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Trade, Overall in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.4137 | — |
| 1974 | 0.4137 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4137 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4137 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4137 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4137 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4137 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4137 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4137 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4137 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4137 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4137 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4137 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4137 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3787 | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3781 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3503 | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.417 | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 0.508 | +21.8% |
| 1992 | 0.508 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4806 | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4806 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6798 | +41.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6798 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5465 | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5465 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3938 | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6165 | +56.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6364 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6561 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6454 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6686 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6732 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6705 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6753 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6728 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7042 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7396 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7358 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7329 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.729 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7609 | +4.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.7609 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8582, 89% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.7609 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9513, 80% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade, Overall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +56.5% | 0.3938 | 0.6165 |
| 1995 | +41.4% | 0.4806 | 0.6798 |
| 1999 | -27.9% | 0.5465 | 0.3938 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4137 | 0.4137 | 0.4137 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.4003 | 0.3503 | 0.4137 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5241 | 0.3938 | 0.6798 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6619 | 0.6165 | 0.7042 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7396 | 0.729 | 0.7609 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, overall in Thailand?
- Trade, overall in Thailand was 0.7609 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, overall recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7609 in 2014.
- What is the lowest trade, overall recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3503 in 1989.
- How does Thailand rank for trade, overall?
- Thailand ranks 67th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, overall rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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