Spain vs Thailand: External balance on goods and services
Spain
3.8%
in 2025
Thailand
3.9%
in 2025
Spain rank
51st
Thailand rank
49th
External balance on goods and services over time
- Spain
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 3.9% against 3.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 51st and Thailand ranks 49th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -2.1% | -3.5% | 1.5% | Spain |
| 1980s | -1.4% | -3.0% | 1.6% | Spain |
| 1990s | -1.8% | -1.1% | 0.7% | Thailand |
| 2000s | -3.5% | 5.4% | 8.9% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 7.0% | 4.6% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Spain or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 3.9% against 3.8% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Spain and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Thailand?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Thailand rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
- Spain ranks 51st and Thailand ranks 49th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. 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.