Ten provinces with most commercial bank loans: 2005 - 2007   2005     Rank Provinces Number of loans % 1 Bangkok 2,782,689 76.08 2 Chon Buri 83,481 2.28 3 Samut Prakan 59,490 1.63 4 Chiang Mai 54,061 1.48 5 Nonthaburi 46,671 1.28 6 Songkhla 44,912 1.23 7 Pathum Thani 38,055 1.04 8 Phuket 31,913 0.87 9 Surat Thani 29,806 0.81 10 Nakhon Ratchasima 29,481 0.81   Whole Kingdom 3,657,399 100   2006     Rank Provinces Number of loans % 1 Bangkok 2,860,308 74.13 2 Chon Buri 92,832 2.41 3 Samut Prakan 64,371 1.67 4 Chiang Mai 59,705 1.55 5 Songkhla 50,561 1.31 6 Nonthaburi 50,341 1.30 7 Phuket 44,228 1.15 8 Pathum Thani 42,716 1.11 9 Surat Thani 38,469 1.00 10 Nakhon Ratchasima 35,569 0.92   Whole Kingdom 3,858,622 100   2007     Rank Provinces Number of loans % 1 Bangkok 3,005,880 72.55 2 Chon Buri 106,338 2.57 3 Samut Prakan 72,552 1.75 4 Chiang Mai 62,667 1.51 5 Phuket 57,757 1.39 6 Songkhla 56,576 1.37 7 Nonthaburi 53,539 1.29 8 Surat Thani 49,606 1.20 9 Pathum Thani 46,653 1.13 10 Nakhon Ratchasima 43,154 1.04   Whole Kingdom 4,143,187 100 Statistical Forecasting Bureau,  National Statistical Office