Sweden vs Thailand: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Sweden
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 73.1% against 72.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.4% | 2.6% | 63.8% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 76.0% | 14.4% | 61.6% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 79.8% | 36.7% | 43.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 82.8% | 70.1% | 12.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 74.6% | 4.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 73.5% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 72.8% | 0.6% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Sweden or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 73.1% against 72.2% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Sweden and Thailand?
- 0.9%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Thailand rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Sweden ranks 40th 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.