Global: Ease of doing business score in Thailand
Thailand: Global: Ease of doing business score was 80.09 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Thailand, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 80.09 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.3% over five years.
Thailand ranks 21st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Thailand, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 71.94 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 72.8 DB17-20 methodology | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 78.45 DB17-20 methodology | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 79.52 DB17-20 methodology | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 80.09 DB17-20 methodology | +0.7% |
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 global: ease of doing business score in Thailand?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Thailand was 80.09 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 80.09 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.94 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Thailand rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Thailand ranks 21st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.