As of October 2017[update], the Government of Thailand holds majority ownership in 56 commercial entities that are categorized as state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
The average return on assets for all SOEs in 2016 was 1.6 percent.
[4] Nearly all state enterprises delivered higher profits in 2017.
The State Enterprise Policy Office (SEPO) reported that the top five state enterprises by contributions to Thai government coffers in 2017 were the Government Lottery Office (GLO) at 30.9 billion baht, PTT Public Company Limited (PTT) at 26.3 billion, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) at 21.7 billion, Government Savings Bank at 13.1 billion and the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) at 11.4 billion.
The six are the State Railway of Thailand, the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority, Thai Airways International PLC (THAI), TOT PLC, CAT Telecom, and the Islamic Bank of Thailand.