Time required to start a business in Thailand
Thailand: Time required to start a business was 6 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Thailand, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, time required to start a business in Thailand stood at 6 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business 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.
Time required to start a business in Thailand, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 35 days | — |
| 2004 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34 days | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 34 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32 days | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 31 days | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29 days | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 6 days | -79.3% |
| 2018 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 days | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 6 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 6 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8 days, 47% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Thailand?
- Time required to start a business in Thailand was 6 days in 2019, according to Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start a business recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 35 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 days in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for time required to start a business?
- Thailand ranks 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business 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 Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start a business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.