Ethiopia vs Thailand: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Ethiopia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 69.3% against 69.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Thailand ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 56th and Thailand ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.2% | 78.2% | 3.0% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 71.1% | 0.7% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 66.9% | 4.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 0.0% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Ethiopia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 69.3% against 69.2% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Ethiopia and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Thailand?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Thailand rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Ethiopia ranks 56th and Thailand ranks 55th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.