Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Thailand
Thailand: Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored was 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Thailand stood at 16.5%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Thailand peaked at 18.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2013.
Thailand ranks 17th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8% | — |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +0.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 16.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.3%, 2.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 16.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.0%, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.0% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.8% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 14 Saudi Arabia 17.0% compare
- 15 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 16.7% compare
- 16 Guadeloupe 16.7% compare
- 18 Cayman Islands 16.1% compare
- 19 Lithuania 15.3% compare
- 20 Nauru 14.9% compare
- 20 Naoero 14.9% compare
More development goals data for Thailand
- Red List Index 0.8362 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4342 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,865 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,526 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Thailand?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Thailand was 16.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2013.
- How does Thailand rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation?
- Thailand ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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