Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Thailand: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 73.1% against 22.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 50.9%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 3.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 38th of 46 groups.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.9% | 17.9% | 4.1% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 69.3% | 47.0% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 74.6% | 58.1% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 73.5% | 52.4% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 72.9% | 48.6% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 73.1% against 22.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand?
- 50.9%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 38th of 46 groups.
- 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.