Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 30.06 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Jamaica, 1993–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 30.06 for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Jamaica peaked at 30.06 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.21, in 2001.
That places Jamaica 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20.12 | — |
| 1994 | 19.53 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 19.73 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 19.15 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 18.58 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 18.02 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 15.95 | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 15.82 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 14.21 | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 15.23 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 17.08 | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 17.69 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 17.59 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 18.54 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 20.52 | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 20.41 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 22.02 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 24.31 | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 25.9 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 29.51 | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 30.06 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.73 | 15.95 | 20.12 | 7 |
| 2000s | 15.08 | 14.21 | 15.82 | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.36 | 17.08 | 29.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.06 | 30.06 | 30.06 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Jamaica
- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.2 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 9.64 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.2 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 Jamaica?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Jamaica was 30.06 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 30.06 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.21 in 2001.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Jamaica ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.