Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Norway
Norway: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 35.02 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Norway, 1980–2018
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Norway is 35.02, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Norway peaked at 48.29 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 24.17, in 1991.
Norway ranks 20th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.64 | — |
| 1981 | 26.59 | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 27.22 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 27.37 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 33.82 | +23.5% |
| 1985 | 37.57 | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 35.75 | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 33.2 | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 30.41 | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 28.86 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 26.41 | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 24.17 | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 26.83 | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 27.83 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 30.44 | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 34.64 | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 36.06 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 44.49 | +23.4% |
| 1998 | 48.29 | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 43.7 | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 42.53 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 41.65 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 39.66 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 35.05 | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 36.15 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 41.31 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 41.84 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 44.17 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 43.83 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 39.35 | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 39.88 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 39.17 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 36.66 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 34.06 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 33.68 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 32.96 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 32.67 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 34.11 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 35.02 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.94 | 26.59 | 37.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.29 | 24.17 | 48.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.55 | 35.05 | 44.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.36 | 32.67 | 39.88 | 9 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 242.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 176.9 units per person (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 242.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Norway?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Norway was 35.02 in 2018, 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 48.29 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.17 in 1991.
- How does Norway rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Norway ranks 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.