Share of female directors in Thailand
Thailand: Share of female directors was 45.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Thailand, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total directors.
Analysis
In 2024, share of female directors in Thailand stood at 45.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Thailand peaked at 47.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2015.
That places Thailand 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female directors in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 44.0% | — |
| 2015 | 44.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.0% | 44.0% | 46.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.8% | 47.0% | 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 share of female directors in Thailand?
- Share of female directors in Thailand was 45.9% 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 share of female directors recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2015.
- How does Thailand rank for share of female directors?
- Thailand ranks 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of female directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.