Sub-Saharan Africa vs Thailand: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Thailand
0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
19th
Thailand rank
20th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.3685 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 20th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 0.1953 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1532 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1737 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.2308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5584 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5371 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5481 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
- 0.3685 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 20th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.