Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Hungary
Hungary: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 4.62 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Hungary, 1990–2020
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 Hungary is 4.62, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Hungary peaked at 6.25 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5784, in 1990.
Hungary ranks 67th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5784 | — |
| 1991 | 1.93 | +233.4% |
| 1992 | 2.22 | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7 | +21.9% |
| 1994 | 3.87 | +43.1% |
| 1995 | 4.07 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 4.27 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 4.57 | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 5.16 | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 6.25 | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 5.68 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 5.4 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 4.73 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 4.94 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 4.65 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 4.36 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 4.07 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 3.88 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.98 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 4.19 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8 | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 5.21 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 5.14 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.05 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.86 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.57 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 4.38 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.19 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 4.4 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.62 | +2.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 4.62 is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.22, 19% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 4.62 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.84, 36% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Hungary 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 | +233.4% | 0.5784 | 1.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.56 | 0.5784 | 6.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.59 | 3.88 | 5.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.71 | 4.19 | 5.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.62 | 4.62 | 4.62 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More financial sector data for Hungary
- 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 43.35 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 31.66 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 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 43.35 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 Hungary?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Hungary was 4.62 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 6.25 in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5784 in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Hungary ranks 67th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.