South Africa vs Thailand: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- South Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 13.3% against 12.8% in South Africa, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 119th and Thailand ranks 117th of 196 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.6% | 57.3% | 35.7% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 52.9% | 44.8% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 20.2% | 10.8% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 13.4% | 4.7% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 13.4% | 3.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 14.3% | 2.8% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, South Africa or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 13.3% against 12.8% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between South Africa and Thailand?
- 0.5%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Thailand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Thailand rank globally for food exports?
- South Africa ranks 119th 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.