France vs Thailand: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- France
- Thailand
How they compare
France currently reports 13.4% against 13.3% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Thailand ahead.
France ranks 115th and Thailand ranks 117th of 196 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.3% | 56.4% | 40.2% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 55.0% | 38.6% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 47.3% | 30.9% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 21.7% | 7.3% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 13.4% | 2.2% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 13.4% | 0.9% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 14.3% | 0.8% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, France or Thailand?
- France, at 13.4% against 13.3% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between France and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do France and Thailand rank globally for food exports?
- France ranks 115th and Thailand ranks 117th 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.