Malaysia vs Thailand: Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports
Malaysia
72.7%
in 2025
Thailand
72.1%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
36th
Thailand rank
39th
Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 72.7% against 72.1% in Thailand, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 39th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 2.7% | 2.5% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 13.2% | 14.4% | 1.2% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 36.7% | 7.3% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 70.8% | 70.1% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 74.6% | 1.3% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 73.5% | 8.3% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 72.8% | 3.1% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Malaysia, at 72.7% against 72.1% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 0.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports?
- Malaysia ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 39th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of manufacture exports divided by the total value of merchandise exports, expressed as a percentage.