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Thailand Merchandise Imports

Thailand Merchandise Imports

Merchandise Imports in Thailand

Merchandise imports in Thailand were worth USD 271.6 billion in 2022, compared to USD 227.0 billion ten years earlier, and averaged USD 214.3 billion over the last decade. For more imports information, visit our dedicated page.

Thailand Merchandise Imports Chart

Note: This chart displays Imports (USD billion) for Thailand from 2014 to 2023.
Source: MSCI Inc.

Thailand Merchandise Imports Data

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Merchandise Imports (USD bn) 228.8 216.0 186.4 238.4 271.6
Merchandise Imports (ann. var. %) 13.9 -5.6 -13.7 27.9 13.9

Merchandise exports grow at a softer rate in December

Merchandise exports climbed 3.1% over the same month last year in December (November: +3.7% year-on-year). Meanwhile, merchandise imports fell 1.6% on an annual basis in December (November: +9.3% yoy). As a result, the merchandise trade balance improved from the previous month, recording a USD 2.3 billion surplus in December (November 2023: USD 0.2 billion deficit; December 2022: USD 1.3 billion surplus). Lastly, the trend improved, with the 12-month trailing merchandise trade balance recording a USD 17.0 billion surplus in December, compared to the USD 16.0 billion surplus in November.

Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years

How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Thai merchandise imports projections for the next ten years from a panel of 10 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable merchandise imports forecast available for Thai merchandise imports.

Download one of our sample reports to visualize what a Consensus Forecast is and see our Thai merchandise imports projections.

Want to get access to the full dataset of Thai merchandise imports forecasts? Send an email to info@focus-economics.com.

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