Collective bargaining coverage rate in Thailand

Thailand: Collective bargaining coverage rate was 1.1 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.1
Change on year
down 54.2%
World rank
65th
of 68 countries
All-time high
3.1
in 2016
All-time low
1.1
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Collective bargaining coverage rate in Thailand, 2008–2020

01232008201420202008: 1.42009: 2.12010: 1.72011: 1.82012: 22013: 2.32014: 2.62015: 2.72016: 3.12017: 2.42018: 2.22019: 2.42020: 1.1

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2020, collective bargaining coverage rate in Thailand stood at 1.1. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.2% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, collective bargaining coverage rate in Thailand peaked at 3.1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2020.

Thailand ranks 65th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Collective bargaining coverage rate in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Collective bargaining coverage rate in Thailand, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 1.4
2009 2.1 +50.0%
2010 1.7 -19.0%
2011 1.8 +5.9%
2012 2 +11.1%
2013 2.3 +15.0%
2014 2.6 +13.0%
2015 2.7 +3.8%
2016 3.1 +14.8%
2017 2.4 -22.6%
2018 2.2 -8.3%
2019 2.4 +9.1%
2020 1.1 -54.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.75 1.4 2.1 2
2010s 2.32 1.7 3.1 10
2020s 1.1 1.1 1.1 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 62 Honduras 1.9 compare
  2. 63 Bangladesh 1.6 compare
  3. 64 Philippines 1.4 compare
  4. 66 Ethiopia 1 compare
  5. 67 Paraguay 0.7 compare
  6. 68 Malaysia 0.4 compare

See the full ranking of 68 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is collective bargaining coverage rate in Thailand?
Collective bargaining coverage rate in Thailand was 1.1 in 2020, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest collective bargaining coverage rate recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 3.1 in 2016.
What is the lowest collective bargaining coverage rate recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2020.
How does Thailand rank for collective bargaining coverage rate?
Thailand ranks 65th out of 68 countries with data for 2020.
Is collective bargaining coverage rate rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Collective bargaining coverage rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Collective bargaining coverage rate
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
68 places, 795 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed

The collective bargaining coverage rate conveys the number of employees whose pay and/or conditions of employment are determined by one or more collective agreement(s) as a percentage of the total number of employees. Collective bargaining coverage includes, to the extent possible, workers covered by collective agreements in virtue of their extension. Collective bargaining coverage rates are adjusted for the possibility that some workers do not have the right to bargain collectively over wages (e.g. workers in the public services who have their wages determined by state regulation or other methods involving consultation), unless otherwise stated in the notes. The statistics presented in this table result from an ILO data compilation effort (including an annual questionnaire and numerous special enquiries), with contributions from J. Visser. For more information, refer to the Industrial Relations data (IRdata) database description.