Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Thailand
Thailand: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 73.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Thailand, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 73.1% for manufactures exports in 2025.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Thailand peaked at 76.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1964.
That places Thailand 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.1% | — |
| 1963 | 2.5% | +18.0% |
| 1964 | 1.9% | -22.1% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | +18.6% |
| 1967 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 3.5% | +48.3% |
| 1969 | 4.0% | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 4.7% | +17.3% |
| 1971 | 6.6% | +40.1% |
| 1972 | 10.5% | +59.3% |
| 1973 | 16.0% | +52.3% |
| 1974 | 13.8% | -14.0% |
| 1975 | 14.7% | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 16.7% | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 16.6% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 21.4% | +29.0% |
| 1979 | 23.0% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 25.2% | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 25.5% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 26.3% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 30.8% | +16.8% |
| 1984 | 33.3% | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 38.1% | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 43.7% | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 51.6% | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 56.2% | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 63.1% | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 65.5% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 66.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 71.0% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 72.3% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 71.3% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 70.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 73.4% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 73.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 75.1% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 73.1% | +1.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 73.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.7%, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 73.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4%, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +59.3% | 6.6% | 10.5% |
| 1973 | +52.3% | 10.5% | 16.0% |
| 1968 | +48.3% | 2.4% | 3.5% |
| 1971 | +40.1% | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 1978 | +29.0% | 16.6% | 21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 4.7% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 25.2% | 56.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 63.1% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 71.7% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 69.6% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 71.6% | 74.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More private sector data for Thailand
- Merchandise trade 118.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 344.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 77.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 339.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 75.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,742 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Thailand?
- Manufactures exports in Thailand was 73.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1964.
- How does Thailand rank for manufactures exports?
- Thailand ranks 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.