Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Lebanon
Lebanon: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 1.47 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Lebanon, 1996–2020
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 Lebanon stood at 1.47.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Lebanon peaked at 3.26 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.46, in 2018.
That places Lebanon 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.66 | — |
| 1997 | 2.19 | +31.6% |
| 1998 | 2.98 | +36.2% |
| 1999 | 3.2 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 3.12 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.26 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.63 | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 2.51 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.41 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.34 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.31 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.31 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.31 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.08 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 2.02 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.92 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.81 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.69 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.53 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.49 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.47 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.46 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.46 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.47 | +0.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 1.47 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.35, 62% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 1.47 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.36, 13% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +36.2% | 2.19 | 2.98 |
| 1997 | +31.6% | 1.66 | 2.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.51 | 1.66 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.53 | 2.08 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 | 1.46 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 86 Côte d'Ivoire 1.74 compare
- 87 Brazil 1.62 compare
- 88 Russian Federation 1.48 compare
- 90 Colombia 1.28 compare
- 91 Zambia 1.25 compare
- 92 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.23 compare
More financial sector data for Lebanon
- 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 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 29.61 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 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 21.62 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 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 29.61 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 Lebanon?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Lebanon was 1.47 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 in 2018.
- How does Lebanon rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Lebanon ranks 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.