Share of male sole proprietors in Thailand
Thailand: Share of male sole proprietors was 43.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share 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. Measured in % of sole proprietors.
Analysis
In 2024, share of male sole proprietors in Thailand stood at 43.4%.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Thailand peaked at 48.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2021.
That places Thailand 75th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male sole proprietors in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 48.4% | — |
| 2015 | 47.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.2% | 44.2% | 48.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 41.3% | 44.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 72 Colombia 47.9% compare
- 73 Rwanda 44.8% compare
- 74 Kazakhstan 43.5% compare
- 76 Jamaica 42.3% compare
- 77 Philippines 38.9% compare
- 78 Marshall Islands 27.3% compare
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 male sole proprietors in Thailand?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Thailand was 43.4% 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 male sole proprietors recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Thailand ranks 75th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Share of male sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male sole proprietors is the proportion of male newly registered sole proprietors out of the total number of newly registered sole proprietors in the economy 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.