Thailand vs Turkey: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Thailand
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 74.5% against 73.1% in Thailand, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 38th and Turkey ranks 35th of 196 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Turkey |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 19.5% | 5.1% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 50.9% | 14.2% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 73.0% | 2.9% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 81.3% | 6.7% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 76.1% | 2.6% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 75.1% | 2.3% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Thailand or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 74.5% against 73.1% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Thailand and Turkey?
- 1.4%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Turkey rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Thailand ranks 38th and Turkey ranks 35th 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.