Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Italy
Italy: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 4.77 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Italy, 1975–2014
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
Analysis
In 2014, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Italy stood at 4.77.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Italy peaked at 5.24 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.34, in 1981.
Italy ranks 66th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.74 | — |
| 1976 | 2.76 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.75 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.53 | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 2.45 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 2.37 | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 2.34 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 2.44 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 2.46 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.53 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 2.6 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 3.25 | +25.2% |
| 1987 | 3.6 | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 3.73 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 3.83 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 3.88 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 4.67 | +20.4% |
| 1992 | 4.49 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 4.26 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 4.5 | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 4.4 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.29 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.13 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 4.27 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 4.74 | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 5.22 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 5.16 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 5.17 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.73 | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 4.66 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.74 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.88 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 5.15 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 5 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.92 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 4.89 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.24 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 5.09 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.73 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 4.77 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.65 | 2.45 | 2.76 | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.91 | 2.34 | 3.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.36 | 3.88 | 4.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.96 | 4.66 | 5.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.94 | 4.73 | 5.24 | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Italy
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 67.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Italy?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Italy was 4.77 in 2014, 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.34 in 1981.
- How does Italy rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Italy ranks 66th out of 97 countries with data for 2014.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.