Number of female sole proprietors in Thailand
Thailand: Number of female sole proprietors was 67,133 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of female sole proprietors in Thailand, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 67,133 for number of female sole proprietors in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female sole proprietors in Thailand peaked at 94,948 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67,133, in 2024.
That places Thailand 14th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of female sole proprietors in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 68,365 | — |
| 2015 | 76,429 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 74,927 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 91,658 | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 87,905 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 81,339 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 79,399 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 94,948 | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 86,720 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 76,112 | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 67,133 | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80,104 | 68,365 | 91,658 | 6 |
| 2020s | 80,862 | 67,133 | 94,948 | 5 |
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 number of female sole proprietors in Thailand?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Thailand was 67,133 in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 94,948 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,133 in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Thailand ranks 14th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of female sole proprietors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female sole proprietors is the number of newly registered sole proprietors owned by female individuals in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.