Malaysia vs Thailand: Manufactures exports
Manufactures exports over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 72.7% against 72.1% in Thailand, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 39th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 2.7% | 2.5% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 13.2% | 14.4% | 1.2% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 36.7% | 7.3% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 70.8% | 70.1% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 74.6% | 1.3% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 73.5% | 8.3% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 72.8% | 3.1% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Malaysia, at 72.7% against 72.1% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 0.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Malaysia ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 39th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.