Thailand vs World: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Thailand
0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Thailand rank
20th
World rank
18th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Thailand
- World
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.3656 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.6 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 20th and World ranks 18th of 203 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0901 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.1532 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.2087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.3407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1608 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.5584 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.5371 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.5481 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3243 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$), per unit of gdp, Thailand or World?
- Thailand, at 0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Thailand and World?
- 0.3656 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and World rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Thailand ranks 20th and World ranks 18th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.