Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 38.17 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Kuwait, 1995–2020
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 Kuwait stood at 38.17.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Kuwait peaked at 69.09 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28.02, in 1995.
Kuwait ranks 18th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 28.02 | — |
| 1996 | 32.58 | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 38.01 | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 37.14 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 38.94 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 37.65 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 37.09 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 40.71 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 45.34 | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 49.08 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 64.75 | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 69.09 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 67.86 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 59.42 | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 55.58 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 38.98 | -29.9% |
| 2020 | 38.17 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.94 | 28.02 | 38.94 | 5 |
| 2000s | 49.1 | 37.09 | 69.09 | 7 |
| 2010s | 55.46 | 38.98 | 67.86 | 4 |
| 2020s | 38.17 | 38.17 | 38.17 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 103.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Kuwait?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Kuwait was 38.17 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 69.09 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.02 in 1995.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Kuwait ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.