Number of male sole proprietors in Thailand
Thailand: Number of male sole proprietors was 51,548 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of male 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
In 2024, number of male sole proprietors in Thailand stood at 51,548. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Thailand peaked at 74,053 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 51,548, in 2024.
Thailand ranks 17th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male sole proprietors in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 64,038 | — |
| 2015 | 69,922 | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 68,148 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 74,053 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 69,838 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 64,367 | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 62,872 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 66,739 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 63,091 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 56,635 | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 51,548 | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68,394 | 64,038 | 74,053 | 6 |
| 2020s | 60,177 | 51,548 | 66,739 | 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 male sole proprietors in Thailand?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Thailand was 51,548 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 male sole proprietors recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 74,053 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,548 in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Thailand ranks 17th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 male sole proprietors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male 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.