Ores and metals imports in Thailand
Thailand: Ores and metals imports was 4.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Thailand, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 4.4% for ores and metals imports in 2024.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Thailand peaked at 5.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1966.
Thailand ranks 27th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.7% | — |
| 1963 | 1.8% | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 2.2% | +20.3% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | -21.7% |
| 1967 | 2.7% | +60.2% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | +34.2% |
| 1971 | 4.2% | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 4.0% | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 5.0% | +25.1% |
| 1974 | 4.4% | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 3.9% | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 4.0% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 4.3% | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 4.9% | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 3.7% | -25.2% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | +37.5% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | -19.9% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +7.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 4.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 2.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 4.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3%, 3.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More energy & mining data for Thailand
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Thailand?
- Ores and metals imports in Thailand was 4.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1966.
- How does Thailand rank for ores and metals imports?
- Thailand ranks 27th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.