Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Thailand: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 118.6% against 47.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 71.4%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.9% | 30.8% | 8.1% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1970s | 51.9% | 36.4% | 15.6% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1980s | 47.4% | 47.9% | 0.5% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 72.8% | 24.5% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 109.4% | 49.3% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 106.9% | 46.5% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 109.5% | 51.9% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 118.6% against 47.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand?
- 71.4%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th 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.