Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Thailand: Manufactures exports

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
19.4%
in 2024
Thailand
72.1%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
40th
Thailand rank
39th

Manufactures exports over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Thailand
020406080196219932024

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 72.1% against 19.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 52.7%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 3.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Thailand ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 39th of 46 groups.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 15.2% 17.7% 2.5% Thailand
1980s 10.2% 25.5% 15.3% Thailand
1990s 27.9% 72.3% 44.4% Thailand
2000s 29.3% 74.2% 44.9% Thailand
2010s 26.1% 73.5% 47.4% Thailand
2020s 20.7% 72.8% 52.0% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures exports, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Thailand?
Thailand, at 72.1% against 19.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufactures exports between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand?
52.7%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand rank globally for manufactures exports?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 39th 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

Indicator
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,912 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.