Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Barbados
Barbados: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 52.2 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Barbados, 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 Barbados stood at 52.2. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Barbados peaked at 81.03 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.2, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 14th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 60.64 | — |
| 1994 | 71.73 | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 67.68 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 71.15 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 67.12 | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 66.83 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 66.55 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 81.03 | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 73.4 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 80.46 | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 80.2 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.29 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 68.76 | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 57.66 | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 57.41 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 57.15 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 56.92 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.43 | +30.8% |
| 2011 | 70.67 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 66.97 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 59.8 | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 77.24 | +29.2% |
| 2015 | 70.09 | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 66.48 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 59.39 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 55.82 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 55.74 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 52.2 | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.39 | 60.64 | 71.73 | 7 |
| 2000s | 68.93 | 56.92 | 81.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.67 | 55.74 | 77.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2 | 52.2 | 52.2 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Barbados
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 61.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 44.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 61.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Barbados?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Barbados was 52.2 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 81.03 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2 in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Barbados ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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.