Merchandise trade in Thailand
Thailand: Merchandise trade was 118.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Thailand, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 118.6% for merchandise trade in 2025.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Thailand peaked at 122.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1970.
That places Thailand 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.2% | — |
| 1961 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 30.4% | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 30.5% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 32.9% | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 31.1% | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 29.7% | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 31.0% | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 29.9% | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 29.2% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 28.3% | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 28.7% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 31.4% | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 33.3% | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 40.8% | +22.3% |
| 1975 | 36.9% | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 38.6% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 41.0% | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 39.3% | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 45.5% | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 48.6% | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 48.7% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 42.3% | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 41.6% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 42.6% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 42.1% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 41.9% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 48.9% | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 58.8% | +20.1% |
| 1989 | 63.5% | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 65.7% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 67.2% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 65.6% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 75.2% | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 70.0% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 85.7% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 103.6% | +20.5% |
| 2001 | 105.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 102.5% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 110.3% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 121.0% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 116.6% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 111.7% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 122.5% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 101.6% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 110.3% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 121.7% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 120.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 113.9% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 111.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 103.9% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 100.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 106.6% | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 118.7% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 110.9% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 114.5% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 118.6% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.8% | 29.2% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.4% | 28.3% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 41.6% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.8% | 64.4% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.4% | 98.8% | 122.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.9% | 88.7% | 121.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.5% | 87.5% | 118.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 13 Hungary 133.1% compare
- 14 Cambodia 127.1% compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 124.1% compare
- 17 American Samoa 117.7% compare
- 18 North Macedonia 115.8% compare
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 110.0% compare
More private sector data for Thailand
- 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$), annual growth rate 12.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 4,816 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Thailand?
- Merchandise trade in Thailand was 118.6% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 122.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for merchandise trade?
- Thailand ranks 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.