Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Thailand: Merchandise trade

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
47.8%
in 2025
Thailand
118.6%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
14th
Thailand rank
16th

Merchandise trade over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 118.6% against 47.8% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 70.8%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 2.5 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 16th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 9.0% 30.8% 21.8% Thailand
1970s 11.9% 36.4% 24.5% Thailand
1980s 46.9% 44.0% 3.0% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 36.8% 74.4% 37.5% Thailand
2000s 53.1% 109.4% 56.3% Thailand
2010s 53.4% 106.9% 53.5% Thailand
2020s 56.5% 109.5% 53.0% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Thailand?
Thailand, at 118.6% against 47.8% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise trade between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand?
70.8%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand rank globally for merchandise trade?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th 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

Indicator
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 14,091 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.