Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 3.81 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Bangladesh, 1993–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
Analysis
In 2020, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Bangladesh stood at 3.81. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 193.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Bangladesh peaked at 3.81 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 2001.
Bangladesh ranks 73rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.3 | — |
| 1994 | 1.39 | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 2.01 | +44.0% |
| 1996 | 2.57 | +28.0% |
| 1997 | 2.84 | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 2.89 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.78 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 2.85 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.25 | -56.1% |
| 2004 | 1.35 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.41 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.48 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.53 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.35 | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.3 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9 | +123.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.15 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 3.35 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 3.48 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 3.53 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.58 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.67 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.75 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.81 | +1.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3.81 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.35, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +123.0% | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| 2001 | -56.1% | 2.85 | 1.25 |
| 1995 | +44.0% | 1.39 | 2.01 |
| 1996 | +28.0% | 2.01 | 2.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 | 1.3 | 2.89 | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.58 | 1.25 | 2.85 | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.17 | 1.3 | 3.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.7636 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Bangladesh?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Bangladesh was 3.81 in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3.81 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Bangladesh ranks 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of publicly listed companies per 1,000,000 people. Number of listed domestic companies is the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. This indicator does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles.