Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Germany
Germany: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 5.27 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Germany, 1975–2020
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 Germany stood at 5.27.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Germany peaked at 9.25 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.18, in 1989.
Germany ranks 63rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.99 | — |
| 1976 | 5.99 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.95 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 5.88 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 5.86 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 5.86 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.82 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 5.74 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 5.66 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 5.77 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 6.08 | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 6.33 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 7.37 | +16.5% |
| 1988 | 7.79 | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 5.18 | -33.5% |
| 1990 | 5.2 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 8.31 | +59.8% |
| 1992 | 8.25 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 8.18 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 8.18 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.3 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 8.31 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 8.53 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 9.03 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 7.52 | -16.8% |
| 2000 | 9.05 | +20.4% |
| 2001 | 9.1 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.67 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 8.29 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 8 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 7.86 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 7.96 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.25 | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 9.04 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 8.6 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 8.44 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 8.35 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.27 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.92 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 7.35 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 6.79 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 6.45 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 5.44 | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 5.61 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 5.66 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.27 | -6.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 5.27 is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.22, 22% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Germany's 5.27 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.84, 41% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +59.8% | 5.2 | 8.31 |
| 1989 | -33.5% | 7.79 | 5.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.93 | 5.86 | 5.99 | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.16 | 5.18 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.98 | 5.2 | 9.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.58 | 7.86 | 9.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.03 | 5.44 | 8.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.27 | 5.27 | 5.27 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More financial sector data for Germany
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 115.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 84.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 115.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Germany?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Germany was 5.27 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9.25 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.18 in 1989.
- How does Germany rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Germany ranks 63rd out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.