Indonesia vs Thailand: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Indonesia
258.76 billion current US$
in 2023
Thailand
280.34 billion current US$
in 2023
Indonesia rank
27th
Thailand rank
26th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Indonesia
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 280.34 billion current US$ against 258.76 billion current US$ in Indonesia, a difference of 21.58 billion current US$.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 26th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 630.37 million current US$ 501.67 million current US$ 128.70 million current US$ Indonesia
1970s 6.69 billion current US$ 2.41 billion current US$ 4.28 billion current US$ Indonesia
1980s 20.05 billion current US$ 9.48 billion current US$ 10.58 billion current US$ Indonesia
1990s 40.41 billion current US$ 43.51 billion current US$ 3.10 billion current US$ Thailand
2000s 86.17 billion current US$ 109.68 billion current US$ 23.51 billion current US$ Thailand
2010s 172.21 billion current US$ 223.61 billion current US$ 51.40 billion current US$ Thailand
2020s 236.36 billion current US$ 264.34 billion current US$ 27.98 billion current US$ Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Indonesia or Thailand?
Thailand, at 280.34 billion current US$ against 258.76 billion current US$ in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Indonesia and Thailand?
21.58 billion current US$, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Thailand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Thailand rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Indonesia ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 26th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.