Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Ghana
Ghana: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 0.9977 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Ghana, 1993–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Ghana is 0.9977, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Ghana peaked at 1.32 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9313, in 1993.
That places Ghana 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.9313 | — |
| 1994 | 1.03 | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 1.12 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 1.2 | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 1.17 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.14 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.17 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.14 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.11 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.14 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.32 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 1.24 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.26 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.32 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.28 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.25 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.14 | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 1.12 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.09 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9977 | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 | 0.9313 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.23 | 1.11 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.25 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9977 | 0.9977 | 0.9977 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 92 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.23 compare
- 93 Kenya 1.12 compare
- 94 Mexico 1.09 compare
- 96 Nigeria 0.8586 compare
- 97 Papua New Guinea 0.7254 compare
More financial sector data for Ghana
- 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.61 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 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.64 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.61 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 Ghana?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Ghana was 0.9977 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9313 in 1993.
- How does Ghana rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Ghana ranks 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana 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.