MHESI Reveals Thailand Ranks 50th in World’s Best Startup Ecosystem and Bangkok Triumphs 71st Places in Best Cities for Startups

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2021-12-30

BANGKOK, Dec. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation (MHESI) by the National Innovation Agency (NIA) revealed the result of the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021 by the StartupBlink, the world’s most comprehensive startup ecosystem map and research center, on the Top 100 Country and the Top 1,000 City on the World’s Best Startup Ecosystem. For this year, Thailand still ranked 50^th in the world, 4^th in ASEAN after Singapore (ranked 10^th), Malaysia (ranked 40^th) and Indonesia (ranked 45^th); while the Philippines and Vietnam ranked 52^nd and 49^th, accordingly. For the Top 1,000 Best Cities for Startups, Bangkok jumped 19 places from 90^th to 71^st in the world, with Chiang-Mai, Phuket and Pattaya also in the ranking.

Prof Dr Anek Laothamatas, Minister of Higher…