Australia vs Thailand: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 14.7% against 13.7% in Australia, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Thailand ahead.
Australia ranks 112th and Thailand ranks 109th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.7% | 56.8% | 19.1% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 33.9% | 55.0% | 21.1% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 27.6% | 47.3% | 19.7% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 21.7% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 13.4% | 3.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 13.4% | 0.7% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 14.5% | 3.0% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Australia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 14.7% against 13.7% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Australia and Thailand?
- 1.0%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for food exports?
- Australia ranks 112th and Thailand ranks 109th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.