Where Money Moves

Bangkok กรุงเทพมหานคร

Bangkok ranks 65th of 77 Thai provinces on momentum. Its strongest lens is bank deposit growth (+2.7%, 25th); its weakest is growth in registered employers (−3.3%, 77th). Formal employment fell by 13,293 people in 2025. Banks closed 78 branches in the year to Jul 2026.

People

#64 of 77

−0.6%registered population, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025

Registered population
5,422,568
Five-year change
−3.0%
Registered population, December
5.4M5.5M5.6M202020212022202320242025

Counts people at their registered address. It undercounts places people move to without re-registering.

Jobs

#60 of 77

−0.3%formal-sector employees, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025

Insured employees (Section 33)
4,167,672
Three-year change
+4.5%
Section 33 insured employees, December
4.0M4.1M4.2M2022202320242025

Businesses

#77 of 77

−3.3%employers registered with SSO, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025

Registered employers
157,468
Three-year change
+0.1%
Employees per employer
26.5
Employers registered with SSO, December
157.9K160.1K162.4K2022202320242025

Proxy for businesses. Every employer with staff must register with SSO.

Money

#25 of 68

+2.7%bank deposits, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026

Credit
+37.8%
Branches
1210 (−78 in a year)
Districts covered
48 of 50

Sum of districts with four or more commercial banks, the only ones the Bank of Thailand publishes.

Districts

Bank money, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026

#DistrictTrend
1Phra Khanongพระโขนง+13.8%+19.2%0
2Huai Khwangห้วยขวาง+10.8%+178.2% !−5
3Rat Buranaราษฎร์บูรณะ+10.7%+5,781% !−1
4Bang Suบางซื่อ+10.3%+8.8%−1
5Watthanaวัฒนา+10.4%+5.9%−3
6Don Mueangดอนเมือง+24.6%+1.4%0
7Rat Thewiราชเทวี+4.1%+9.5%−2
8Bangkok Noiบางกอกน้อย+3.7%+19.5%0
9Chatuchakจตุจักร+6.9%−0.4%−4
10Samphanthawongสัมพันธวงศ์+2.3%+21.0%−2
11Din Daengดินแดง+4.1%+1.6%−4
12Khlong Sanคลองสาน+5.4%−0.0%0
13Min Buriมีนบุรี+5.1%+0.2%−1
14Nong Chokหนองจอก+5.3%−0.0%−1
15Lat Phraoลาดพร้าว+1.8%+6.3%−3
16Lat Krabangลาดกระบัง+2.1%+3.9%−2
17Bangkok Yaiบางกอกใหญ่+2.0%+1.7%0
18Suan Luangสวนหลวง+0.4%+8.5%−3
19Bang Rakบางรัก+0.4%+6.7%−2
20Pathum Wanปทุมวัน−0.2%+8.5%−1
21Sathonสาทร−0.5%+20.3%−3
22Lak Siหลักสี่+6.1%−4.5%−1
23Chom Thongจอมทอง+3.6%−2.4%0
24Yannawaยานนาวา+1.4%+1.3%−1
25Wang Thong Langวังทองหลาง+2.5%−1.1%−1
26Bang Naบางนา+11.1%−6.0%−2
27Bang Kho Laemบางคอแหลม−2.1%+7.1%0
28Khlong Toeiคลองเตย+1.4%−0.8%−7
29Prawetประเวศ+1.6%−1.6%0
30Dusitดุสิต−1.6%+3.4%0
31Bang Kapiบางกะปิ+4.7%−5.8%−5
32Phaya Thaiพญาไท−9.4%+18.4%−1
33Khanna Yaoคันนายาว−1.4%+1.7%0
34Bung Kumบึงกุ่ม+5.1%−7.9%−2
35Saphan Sungสะพานสูง+2.9%−5.6%−1
36Bang Khun Thianบางขุนเทียน+2.3%−5.5%−4
37Bang Khaeบางแค+3.5%−7.6%−1
38Sai Maiสายไหม−0.9%−2.3%−1
39Nong Khaemหนองแขม−2.1%−1.4%−2
40Bang Khenบางเขน−4.4%−0.8%−1
41Phasi Charoenภาษีเจริญ−1.3%−4.2%−1
42Pom Prap Sattruphaiป้อมปราบศัตรูพ่าย+1.9%−10.1%−1
43Phra Nakhonพระนคร−0.1%−6.2%−3
44Bang Phlatบางพลัด+0.7%−11.1%0
45Thung Khuทุ่งครุ−6.6%−6.6%−1
46Thon Buriธนบุรี−2.3%−12.1%−2
47Bang Bonบางบอน−5.1%−13.8%−2
48Taling Chanตลิ่งชัน−6.4%−20.5%0

Dropped from the bank table

Fell below four commercial banks during the year.

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