How Many Companies Are Registered in Thailand? (2026)
In short
Thailand has 1,989,709 registered companies as of 2 July 2026, and 1,239,700 of them (62.3 percent) have filed financial statements. Together those companies report about 76.6 trillion baht in annual revenue. Wholesale and retail trade is the single largest sector, with 715,976 companies, or 36 percent of the whole registry.
How many companies are registered in Thailand?
Thailand's official company registry holds 1,989,709 registered juristic persons as of 2 July 2026. Of those, 1,239,700 have filed at least one financial statement, which is 62.3 percent of the registry. The companies that file report roughly 76.6 trillion baht of combined annual revenue and an average net profit margin of 4.4 percent. The count covers every registered company, not a sample, so it is the fullest single view of the Thai corporate economy available from the registry.
The share that reports financials
Which sectors have the most companies?
| Sector | Companies | Share of registry | Reported revenue (THB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale and retail trade | 715,976 | 36.0% | 34.93 trillion |
| Construction | 283,534 | 14.3% | 2.30 trillion |
| Manufacturing | 230,396 | 11.6% | 25.16 trillion |
| Real estate activities | 149,608 | 7.5% | 1.24 trillion |
| Professional, scientific and technical | 138,962 | 7.0% | 1.05 trillion |
| Administrative and support services | 100,691 | 5.1% | 1.10 trillion |
| Transportation and storage | 85,273 | 4.3% | 2.14 trillion |
| Accommodation and food service | 83,598 | 4.2% | 0.91 trillion |
| Information and communication | 52,537 | 2.6% | 1.29 trillion |
| Financial and insurance activities | 35,567 | 1.8% | 3.74 trillion |
Registered companies by economic sector, as of 2 Jul 2026. Sector definitions follow the standard TSIC sections.
The ten largest sectors by company count
- Wholesale & retail715,976
- Construction283,534
- Manufacturing230,396
- Real estate149,608
- Professional & technical138,962
- Admin & support100,691
- Transport & storage85,273
- Accommodation & food83,598
- Information & comms52,537
- Finance & insurance35,567
Figures in companies.
Wholesale and retail trade alone accounts for more than a third of all registered companies.
Share of the registry, top five sectors
- Wholesale & retail36.0%715,976
- Construction14.3%283,534
- Manufacturing11.6%230,396
- Real estate7.5%149,608
- Professional & technical7.0%138,962
- All other sectors23.7%471,233
The five largest sectors hold 1,518,476 companies between them, about three quarters of the registry.
New company registrations by year, 2007 to 2025
Figures in new companies.
New registrations climbed for more than a decade, peaked at 151,205 in 2021, then settled near 120,000 to 130,000 a year.
Why this matters
Two numbers tell most of the story. First, the registry is heavily weighted toward trade and construction: wholesale and retail trade plus construction together make up half of all registered companies, yet manufacturing, with far fewer firms, reports a similar amount of revenue. That gap between headcount and revenue is where a lot of Thai business value sits. Second, company formation has roughly quadrupled since 2007, and even after the 2021 peak it remains far above its pre-pandemic level, so the base of registered companies keeps growing each year.
Definitions
- Registered company
- A juristic person recorded in Thailand's official company registry, including active and dormant entities.
- Has filed financials
- A company that has submitted at least one annual financial statement to the registry. Dormant, newly formed, and exempt companies may not have filed.
- Net profit margin
- Net profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage, averaged across companies that reported both figures.
- TSIC section
- The top level of the Thailand Standard Industrial Classification, which groups the economy into broad sectors such as manufacturing (C) and wholesale and retail trade (G).
Assumptions
- Revenue and margin figures describe only the 1,239,700 companies that have filed financial statements, and are not scaled up to the full registry.
- Each company is counted once, under its primary registered sector code.
- Companies without a sector code (about 3,220) are excluded from the sector breakdown but included in the national total.
Methodology
Figures are computed from Thailand's official company registry, maintained by the Department of Business Development (DBD) under the Ministry of Commerce, as of 2 July 2026. A company here means a registered juristic person. Headcount figures (1,989,709) cover the full registry. Revenue, margin and return figures cover the 1,239,700 companies that have filed at least one financial statement, so they are stated separately from the headcount. Sector counts follow the standard TSIC sections. Sector counts in the table sum to 1,986,489; the remaining 3,220 companies (0.16 percent) do not carry a sector code and are omitted from the sector table. Revenue totals are rounded to the nearest 0.01 trillion baht.
How we verified this
- Sector company counts were summed and reconciled to the national total: they sum to 1,986,489 of 1,989,709, and the 3,220 unclassified companies (0.16 percent) are disclosed rather than hidden.
- The financials-filed share (1,239,700 of 1,989,709) was recomputed as 62.3 percent and matches the reported figure.
- The 2021 formation peak (151,205) was checked against the surrounding years to confirm it is a real peak and not a data artifact.
References
- Department of Business Development. (2026). Registered juristic persons and financial statement filings. Ministry of Commerce, Thailand. https://www.dbd.go.th/
- National Statistical Office of Thailand. (2026). Business and industry statistics. https://www.nso.go.th/
Frequently asked questions
How many companies are registered in Thailand in 2026?
There are 1,989,709 registered companies as of 2 July 2026, according to the Department of Business Development registry.
How many Thai companies actually file financial statements?
1,239,700 companies, or 62.3 percent of the registry, have filed at least one financial statement. The rest are dormant, newly formed, or exempt.
What is the largest business sector in Thailand by number of companies?
Wholesale and retail trade, with 715,976 companies, which is 36 percent of the whole registry.
How many new companies were registered in Thailand in 2025?
128,617 new companies were registered in 2025, up from 121,657 in 2024.
Cite this page
Chatpong L. (2026). How Many Companies Are Registered in Thailand? (2026). Max Data Insights. https://maxdatathailand.com/insights/how-many-companies-are-registered-in-thailand-2026
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Written by
Chatpong L.Founder, Max Data, Max Solutions Co., Ltd.
Chatpong L. leads Max Data, a company-intelligence platform built on Thailand's official business registry. He writes about the structure of the Thai economy using primary registry data. His work covers company formation, industry concentration, and regional business activity.
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