Share of services in total exports in Thailand
Thailand: Share of services in total exports was 18.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of services in total exports in Thailand, 1975–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of goods and services exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of services in total exports in Thailand is 18.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of services in total exports in Thailand peaked at 25.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2021.
Thailand ranks 133rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Share of services in total exports in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of goods and services exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 21.7% | — |
| 1976 | 14.7% | -32.5% |
| 1977 | 13.3% | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 16.8% | +26.4% |
| 1979 | 16.5% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 18.8% | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 18.9% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 20.1% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 22.6% | +12.7% |
| 1984 | 21.1% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 22.4% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 20.7% | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 20.9% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 22.8% | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 21.6% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 20.5% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 22.4% | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 23.3% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 20.7% | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 21.1% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -53.2% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -28.8% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +43.5% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +42.6% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +14.1% |
| 2025 | 18.5% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.6% | 13.3% | 21.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 18.8% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 20.0% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.4% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 15.1% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 8.3% | 19.5% | 6 |
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- 130 Solomon Islands 20.6% compare
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- 134 Central African Republic 18.5% compare
- 135 Saudi Arabia 18.2% compare
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6018 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 4,848 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 19.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 159,432 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5021 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of services in total exports in Thailand?
- Share of services in total exports in Thailand was 18.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of services in total exports recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of services in total exports recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for share of services in total exports?
- Thailand ranks 133rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of services in total exports rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of services in total exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. The share of services in total exports comes from comparing trade in goods and services at current US dollars.