Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 1.96 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Costa Rica, 1983–2020
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 Costa Rica stood at 1.96.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Costa Rica peaked at 8.96 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.88, in 2014.
Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5.78 | — |
| 1985 | 5.85 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 5.69 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 7.69 | +35.1% |
| 1991 | 5.31 | -31.0% |
| 1992 | 7 | +31.8% |
| 1993 | 8.6 | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 8.96 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 7.05 | -21.3% |
| 1996 | 6.88 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 6.18 | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 5.78 | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 5.4 | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 5.8 | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 6.2 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 5.61 | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 5.28 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 5.21 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.67 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 4.14 | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 2.72 | -34.2% |
| 2008 | 2.46 | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 1.99 | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 1.97 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.94 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.92 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.88 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.06 | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 2.04 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.02 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.98 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.96 | -0.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.96 is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.22, 8% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.96 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.04, 33% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.77 | 5.69 | 5.85 | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.89 | 5.31 | 8.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.41 | 1.99 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 | 1.88 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More financial sector data for Costa Rica
- 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 18.96 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 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.85 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 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 18.96 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 Costa Rica?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Costa Rica was 1.96 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.96 in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.