Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Thailand
Thailand: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 11.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Thailand, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Thailand stood at 11.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Thailand peaked at 17.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1973.
Thailand ranks 103rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.5% | — |
| 1961 | 5.1% | -21.4% |
| 1962 | 4.6% | -9.2% |
| 1963 | 4.2% | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 6.6% | +56.7% |
| 1965 | 17.8% | +168.7% |
| 1966 | 13.8% | -22.4% |
| 1967 | 8.7% | -36.6% |
| 1968 | 8.6% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 6.7% | -21.9% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | -51.7% |
| 1971 | 5.9% | +81.0% |
| 1972 | 7.4% | +26.1% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | -64.4% |
| 1974 | 8.4% | +216.1% |
| 1975 | 9.3% | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 6.7% | -27.8% |
| 1977 | 10.3% | +54.4% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 8.6% | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 7.8% | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 11.4% | +46.1% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 9.7% | -29.0% |
| 1986 | 7.6% | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 6.8% | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | -17.9% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +0.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 11.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 11.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 2.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +216.1% | 2.6% | 8.4% |
| 1965 | +168.7% | 6.6% | 17.8% |
| 1971 | +81.0% | 3.3% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 4.2% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 2.6% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 6.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 5.8% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.9% | 11.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More private sector data for Thailand
- Merchandise trade 118.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 344.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 339.63 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Thailand?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Thailand was 11.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1973.
- How does Thailand rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Thailand ranks 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.