Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Colombia
Colombia: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 1.28 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Colombia, 1990–2020
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 Colombia stood at 1.28. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Colombia peaked at 3.4 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.28, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 90th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.42 | — |
| 1991 | 2.46 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.41 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.54 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 3.16 | +24.6% |
| 1995 | 3.21 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 3.4 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 3.39 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 3.08 | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 2.18 | -29.1% |
| 2000 | 1.84 | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 2.98 | +61.8% |
| 2002 | 2.69 | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 2.65 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.52 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3 | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 2.18 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.06 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.01 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.94 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.86 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.73 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.65 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.55 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.49 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.45 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.41 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.37 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.33 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.31 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.28 | -2.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.28 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.73, 27% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.28 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.04, 21% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +61.8% | 1.84 | 2.98 |
| 1999 | -29.1% | 3.08 | 2.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.82 | 2.18 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.32 | 1.84 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 | 1.31 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More financial sector data for Colombia
- 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.68 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.26 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.68 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 Colombia?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Colombia was 1.28 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Colombia ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.