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About

Iran-Thailand Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $38.6M to Thailand. The main products that Iran exported to Thailand were Semi-Finished Iron ($28.2M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($4.36M), and Petroleum Jelly ($2.07M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Thailand have decreased at an annualized rate of 46.6%, from $891M in 2017 to $38.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Iran did not export any services to Thailand.

Thailand-Iran Trade: In 2022, Thailand exported $155M to Iran. The main products that Thailand exported to Iran were Rubber ($25.1M), Motorcycles and cycles ($15.3M), and Rubber Thread ($11M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Thailand to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.6%,  from $459M in 2017 to $155M in 2022.

In 2022, Thailand did not export any services to Iran.

Comparison: In 2022,  Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B). That same year, Thailand ranked 29 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.96), and 27 in total exports ($312B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Iran exported $38.6M to Thailand. The main products exported from Iran to Thailand were Semi-Finished Iron ($28.2M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($4.36M), and Petroleum Jelly ($2.07M). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Thailand have decreased at an annualized rate of 46.6%, from $891M in 2017 to $38.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Thailand exported $155M to Iran. The main products exported from Thailand to Iran were Rubber ($25.1M), Motorcycles and cycles ($15.3M), and Rubber Thread ($11M). During the last 5 years the exports of Thailand to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.6%, from $459M in 2022 to $155M in 2017.

Exports from Iran (Flag) to Thailand (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Thailand (Flag) to Iran (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Iran (Flag) and Thailand (Flag)

Thailand Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B
Thailand
Top Destination
United States$53.4B

This map shows whether countries import more from Iran or Thailand. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Iran and Thailand or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Thailand included Turkey ($3.17B), Armenia ($557M), and Azerbaijan ($454M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Thailand than Iran included United States ($53.4B), China ($35.3B), and Japan ($24.6B).

Difference in imports from Thailand (Flag) and Iran (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Iran - Thailand

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Iran and Thailand by product, considering products traded by both, Iran and Thailand.

During 2022, Iran had a large net trade with Thailand in the exports of Metals ($28.8M), Animal Products ($4.78M), and Mineral Products ($2.31M).

During 2017, Thailand had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($44.2M), Foodstuffs ($27M), and Transportation ($24.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Iran Thailand+$5.3MSemi-Finished Iron
Top Product Potential Thailand Iran+$11.3MRice

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Iran and Thailand. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Iran indicates it has a comparative advantage over Thailand. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Thailand indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iran.

Product Space of Iran (Flag) and Thailand (Flag) (2022)

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