Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 4.37 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 4.37.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 5.86 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.65, in 1975.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 70th out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.65 | — |
| 1976 | 1.78 | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 2.41 | +35.7% |
| 1978 | 2.95 | +22.1% |
| 1991 | 1.68 | -42.9% |
| 1992 | 2.01 | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 1.99 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.34 | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 2.31 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.55 | +53.5% |
| 1997 | 3.96 | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 4.33 | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 4.55 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 4.34 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 4.47 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 4.56 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.06 | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 5.86 | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 5.85 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.54 | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 4.61 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.94 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 4.99 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.66 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 4.26 | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 4.11 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.07 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.05 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.08 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.04 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.95 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.99 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.37 | +9.5% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 4.37 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.73, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 4.37 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.36, 38% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Iran, Islamic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +53.5% | 2.31 | 3.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2 | 1.65 | 2.95 | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.97 | 1.68 | 4.55 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.92 | 4.34 | 5.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.22 | 3.95 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 | 4.37 | 4.37 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.67 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 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.6 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.67 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 4.37 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 in 1975.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 70th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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.