Pakistan vs Thailand: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Pakistan
- Thailand
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 73.2% against 73.1% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.1% | 2.6% | 36.5% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 56.5% | 14.4% | 42.1% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 60.9% | 34.3% | 26.6% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 82.4% | 69.9% | 12.6% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 81.7% | 74.6% | 7.1% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 73.5% | 1.2% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 72.8% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Pakistan or Thailand?
- Pakistan, at 73.2% against 73.1% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Pakistan and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Thailand rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Pakistan ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 38th 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.