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Thai condom exports gain in year China sees population decline

Thailand holds the highest share in global condom exports. (Photo: Apichit Jinakul)

Thailand consolidated its position as the top global condom exporter in 2022, a year when its biggest buyer China coincidentally reported its first drop in population in six decades.

The Southeast Asian nation, which is the world’s largest natural rubber producer, shipped condoms worth US$272.3 million last year, according to data from the Commerce Ministry. Along with China, the US and Vietnam made up the top three importers of Thai made contraceptives.

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