Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Kenya
Kenya: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 1.12 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Kenya, 1993–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.12 for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Kenya peaked at 2.02 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.12, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 93rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.45 | — |
| 1994 | 1.48 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.02 | +35.9% |
| 1996 | 1.99 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.94 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.88 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.75 | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.74 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.45 | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 1.36 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 1.35 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.31 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.38 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.42 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.38 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.34 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.31 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.34 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.35 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.34 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.39 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.34 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.33 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.27 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.12 | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 1.12 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.45 | 2.02 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.45 | 1.31 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 1.12 | 1.39 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1 |
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- 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.2328 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 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 Kenya?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Kenya was 1.12 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Kenya ranks 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.