Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Thailand
Thailand: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 56.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Thailand, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Thailand is 56.5%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Thailand peaked at 60.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2004.
That places Thailand 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.0% | — |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 15.0% | 32.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 35.7% | 60.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More private sector data for Thailand
- Merchandise trade 118.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 344.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 339.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,742 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Thailand?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Thailand was 56.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2004.
- How does Thailand rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Thailand ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.