China vs Thailand: Export quality index
Export quality index over time
- China
- Thailand
How they compare
China currently reports 0.7549 against 0.7504 in Thailand, a difference of 0.0045.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1963 it was China ahead.
China ranks 100th and Thailand ranks 102nd of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.694 | 0.6179 | 0.0762 | China |
| 1970s | 0.6611 | 0.6028 | 0.0583 | China |
| 1980s | 0.705 | 0.6198 | 0.0852 | China |
| 1990s | 0.6922 | 0.6576 | 0.0346 | China |
| 2000s | 0.7071 | 0.6811 | 0.026 | China |
| 2010s | 0.7507 | 0.7665 | 0.0158 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher export quality index, China or Thailand?
- China, at 0.7549 against 0.7504 in Thailand as of 2014.
- What is the difference in export quality index between China and Thailand?
- 0.0045, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.
- How do China and Thailand rank globally for export quality index?
- China ranks 100th and Thailand ranks 102nd of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.