Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Thailand: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 118.6% against 49.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 69.6%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 30.8% | 21.8% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 11.9% | 36.4% | 24.5% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 44.0% | 20.4% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 74.4% | 38.9% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 109.4% | 56.7% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 106.9% | 52.3% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 109.5% | 50.6% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 118.6% against 49.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Thailand?
- 69.6%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 16th of 47 groups.
- 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.