Methodology & sources
Every figure on Max Data Insights is computed from official Thai business registry data and published with the source and the date it reflects. We aim to be transparent enough that a reader can trace any number back to where it came from.
Where the data comes from
- Department of Business Development (DBD), Ministry of Commerce, Thailand: the registry of juristic persons and their financial statement filings.
- National Statistical Office of Thailand: national business and industry statistics.
- The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET): figures for listed companies, where relevant.
Core definitions
- Registered company
- A juristic person recorded in the registry, active or dormant.
- Has filed financials
- A company that has submitted at least one annual financial statement.
- CAGR
- Compound annual growth rate: the constant yearly rate that takes a value from its start to its end over a period.
- HHI
- Herfindahl-Hirschman Index: the sum of squared market shares, a standard measure of how concentrated a market is.
- CR5 / CR10
- The combined market share of the largest 5 or 10 companies in a sector.
- TSIC section
- The top level of the Thailand Standard Industrial Classification, grouping the economy into broad sectors.
How we keep it honest
- Every page states the date the data reflects and the date it was published.
- Every page lists the checks we ran to verify its numbers.
- We disclose estimates, gaps, and assumptions rather than hide them.
- We report company-level and aggregate statistics only. We do not name individuals or make claims about any person.
- We publish corrections. If a figure looks wrong, email insights@maxsolutions.co.th.