Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 0.7254 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2016
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 Papua New Guinea is 0.7254, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.61 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7254, in 2016.
That places Papua New Guinea 97th out of 97 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.37 | — |
| 2001 | 1.51 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 1.31 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 1.45 | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 1.42 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.39 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.35 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.32 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.58 | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 1.54 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.37 | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 1.61 | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -34.7% |
| 2013 | 1.41 | +34.7% |
| 2014 | 0.755 | -46.5% |
| 2015 | 0.74 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7254 | -2.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.7254 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.35, 31% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.7254 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.97, 3% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 | 1.31 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 0.7254 | 1.61 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More financial sector data for Papua New Guinea
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0743 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0543 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0743 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Papua New Guinea was 0.7254 in 2016, 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7254 in 2016.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 97th out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.