Starting a business: Time - Men in Thailand
Thailand: Starting a business: Time - Men was 6 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Thailand, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Thailand stood at 6 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Thailand peaked at 35 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6 days, in 2017.
That places Thailand 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.86 days | 34 days | 35 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.7 days | 6 days | 34 days | 10 |
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)
- Commercial service exports 75.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 33.8% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 39.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Thailand?
- Starting a business: time - men in Thailand was 6 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 35 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 days in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Thailand ranks 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Men (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for men captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five male married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.