Post-demographic dividend vs Thailand: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Post-demographic dividend
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 4.8% against 3.5% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Post-demographic dividend averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Post-demographic dividend | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 2.2% | 6.5% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 4.3% | 1.6% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 0.6% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 0.3% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 4.1% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 4.0% | 0.6% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 4.6% | 1.0% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Post-demographic dividend or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 4.8% against 3.5% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Post-demographic dividend and Thailand?
- 1.3%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Post-demographic dividend and Thailand rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 24th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.