Trat vs Chanthaburi: Companies and Revenue Compared (2026)
In short
Chanthaburi reports 199.2 billion baht of revenue from 7,383 registered companies, as of 17 July 2026. Trat reports 26.1 billion baht from 3,331. Chanthaburi has 2.2 times the companies. It has 7.6 times the revenue. Revenue per company is 27.0 million baht in Chanthaburi. In Trat it is 7.8 million, so the typical Chanthaburi company books 3.4 times more.
Which eastern neighbour earns more?
Chanthaburi, by a wide margin. Its 7,383 registered companies report 199.2 billion baht of revenue (DBD, 2026). Trat, next door on the Cambodian border, has 3,331 companies and 26.1 billion baht. Chanthaburi holds 2.2 times as many companies. It holds 7.6 times as much revenue. The two provinces look alike on a map and in tourism brochures, but the registry says one of them runs on much bigger balance sheets.
Average revenue per registered company
- Trat8
- Chanthaburi27
- Thailand40
Figures in million baht per company.
Chanthaburi sits at 27.0 million baht, 3.4 times Trat. Both fall below the national average of 40.3 million baht.
Trat and Chanthaburi side by side
| Measure | Trat | Chanthaburi | Chanthaburi to Trat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 3,331 | 7,383 | 2.22 times |
| Reported revenue, million baht | 26,139 | 199,233 | 7.62 times |
| Revenue per company, million baht | 7.85 | 26.99 | 3.44 times |
| Share of national companies | 0.17% | 0.37% | 2.22 times |
| Share of national revenue | 0.03% | 0.25% | 7.62 times |
Registered companies, reported revenue and shares of the national total, as of 17 Jul 2026.
Why the gap is bigger than the headcount
A province's revenue is not a function of how many companies it has. It depends on which ones. Revenue sums only the companies that filed a financial statement, so a few large filers can lift a small province. The registry does not say which industries drive each province in this table, so the cause is open. The pattern is still plain. Chanthaburi's share of national revenue is 0.25 percent, while its share of companies is 0.37 percent. Trat's revenue share is 0.03 percent against a company share of 0.17 percent. Both provinces under-index on revenue, and Trat does so far more.
Why this matters
Counting companies tells you how many doors there are. Revenue tells you how much trade goes through them. A lender, a supplier or a franchise scout who treats Trat and Chanthaburi as one eastern pair would misjudge both. Trat is a province of many small registrations. Chanthaburi is a province where the typical registered company books more than three times the revenue. Any plan for the east coast should split them.
Definitions
- Registered company
- A juristic person listed in the DBD registry with a registered province.
- Revenue per company
- Total reported revenue of a province divided by all its registered companies, including those with no filed statement.
- Aggregate
- A sum across all companies in a group, rather than a single company figure.
Assumptions
- Revenue covers only companies that filed a financial statement, so unfiled companies count in the denominator but add nothing to revenue.
- Companies are assigned to their registered province, which may differ from where they trade.
- Revenue is concentrated in a few filers in most provinces, so averages hide a wide spread.
Methodology
Company counts and revenue come from the Department of Business Development registry of Thai juristic persons, aggregated by registered province and computed on 17 July 2026. Revenue is the sum of total revenue reported on filed financial statements, so companies without a filing add to the count but not to revenue. Revenue per company divides province revenue by all registered companies in that province, which makes it a conservative figure. The national average of 40.31 million baht uses the same basis, 80.08 trillion baht across 1,986,709 companies with a province record.
How we verified this
- Trat revenue per company: 26,139,221,988 baht divided by 3,331 companies equals 7,847,260 baht, or 7.85 million.
- Chanthaburi revenue per company: 199,232,765,770 baht divided by 7,383 companies equals 26,985,340 baht, or 26.99 million.
- Revenue per company ratio: 26,985,340 divided by 7,847,260 equals 3.44.
- Company ratio: 7,383 divided by 3,331 equals 2.22. Revenue ratio: 199.23 billion divided by 26.14 billion equals 7.62.
- Company shares of 1,986,709: Trat 3,331 gives 0.168 percent, Chanthaburi 7,383 gives 0.372 percent.
- Revenue shares of 80,081,498,171,718 baht: Trat gives 0.033 percent, Chanthaburi gives 0.249 percent.
- National revenue per company: 80,081,498,171,718 divided by 1,986,709 equals 40.31 million baht.
- Province rows sum to 1,986,709 companies, matching the national size-band total.
References
- Department of Business Development. (2026). Registered juristic persons and financial statement aggregates by province. Ministry of Commerce, Thailand. https://www.dbd.go.th/
Frequently asked questions
Which has more companies, Trat or Chanthaburi?
Chanthaburi, with 7,383 registered companies against 3,331 in Trat, as of 17 July 2026.
How much revenue does each province report?
Chanthaburi reports 199.2 billion baht and Trat reports 26.1 billion baht, a ratio of 7.6 to 1.
Why is revenue per company so different?
Chanthaburi books 27.0 million baht per registered company and Trat books 7.8 million. The registry does not break the gap down by industry here, so it shows the size of the difference and not its cause.
Cite this page
Chatpong L. (2026). Trat vs Chanthaburi: Companies and Revenue Compared (2026). Max Data Insights. https://maxdatathailand.com/insights/trat-vs-chanthaburi-business-comparison-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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