Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 314.53 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Hong Kong, China, 1975–2020
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 Hong Kong, China is 314.53, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Hong Kong, China peaked at 314.53 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.98, in 1979.
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 30.48 | — |
| 1976 | 29.66 | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 28.36 | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 27.85 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 26.98 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 27.06 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 47.65 | +76.1% |
| 1986 | 44.89 | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 47.31 | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 50.11 | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 49.95 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 49.79 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 57.89 | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 66.55 | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 76.26 | +14.6% |
| 1994 | 83.18 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 84.14 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 87.17 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 98.32 | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 101.62 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 104.14 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 116.88 | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 127.64 | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 143.53 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 152.58 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 160.09 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 165.27 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 169.9 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 178.13 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 179.8 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 187.59 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 198.74 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 208.16 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 204.05 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 216.33 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 229.75 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 242.75 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 255.16 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 268.76 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 289.97 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 302.62 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 314.53 | +3.9% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 314.53 is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.22, 13.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 314.53 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.97, 13.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Hong Kong, China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +76.1% | 27.06 | 47.65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.67 | 26.98 | 30.48 | 5 |
| 1980s | 44.49 | 27.06 | 50.11 | 6 |
| 1990s | 80.91 | 49.79 | 104.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 158.14 | 116.88 | 187.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 241.63 | 198.74 | 302.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 314.53 | 314.53 | 314.53 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Hong Kong, China
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4501 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4504 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Hong Kong, China?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Hong Kong, China was 314.53 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 314.53 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.98 in 1979.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.