Korea vs Thailand: Imports of goods, Volume, Cost insurance freight (CIF), Percent change
Korea
2.72
in 2031
Thailand
3.02
in 2031
Korea rank
17th
Thailand rank
15th
Imports of goods, Volume, Cost insurance freight (CIF), Percent change over time
- Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 3.02 against 2.72 in Korea, a difference of 0.3.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Thailand ahead.
Korea ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 15th of 25 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.37 | 10.3 | 1.93 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 10.71 | 6.37 | 4.34 | Korea |
| 2000s | 8.33 | 5.66 | 2.67 | Korea |
| 2010s | 5.26 | 4.87 | 0.3945 | Korea |
| 2020s | 3.24 | 2.83 | 0.4106 | Korea |
| 2030s | 2.75 | 2.9 | 0.1566 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, volume, cost insurance freight (cif), percent change, Korea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 3.02 against 2.72 in Korea as of 2031.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, volume, cost insurance freight (cif), percent change between Korea and Thailand?
- 0.3, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Thailand?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Korea and Thailand rank globally for imports of goods, volume, cost insurance freight (cif), percent change?
- Korea ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 15th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Imports of goods, Volume, Cost insurance freight (CIF), Percent change (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.