Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Brazil
Brazil: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 1.62 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Brazil, 1979–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.62 for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Brazil peaked at 4.29 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.54, in 2019.
Brazil ranks 87th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3.43 | — |
| 1980 | 3.53 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 3.86 | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 3.78 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 3.9 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 3.94 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 4 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 4.29 | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 4.19 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 4.1 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 4.05 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.89 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 3.76 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 3.66 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 3.51 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 3.44 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.35 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.34 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.25 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 3.1 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 2.77 | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 2.61 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 2.4 | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.21 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 2.02 | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 1.94 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.84 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.84 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.08 | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 1.99 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.94 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.91 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.85 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.77 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.75 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.73 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.69 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.64 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.61 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.59 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.54 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.62 | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.43 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.96 | 3.53 | 4.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.41 | 2.77 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 | 1.84 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 | 1.54 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Brazil
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.87 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Brazil?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Brazil was 1.62 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 4.29 in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Brazil ranks 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.