Brunei vs Thailand: Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) over time
- Brunei
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 118.6% against 110.0% in Brunei, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 16th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.7% | 30.2% | 64.5% | Brunei |
| 1970s | 88.3% | 36.4% | 52.0% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 52.1% | 47.9% | 4.2% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 72.8% | 11.4% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 109.4% | 31.9% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 106.9% | 26.5% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 122.5% | 109.5% | 13.0% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Brunei or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 118.6% against 110.0% in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Brunei and Thailand?
- 8.6%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Thailand rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Brunei ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 16th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.