Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Qatar
Qatar: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 16.31 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Qatar, 2008–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 16.31 for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Qatar peaked at 29.93 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.31, in 2020.
Qatar ranks 36th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29.93 | — |
| 2009 | 26.59 | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 23.16 | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 20.63 | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 19.12 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 17.98 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 17.49 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 16.76 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 16.58 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.52 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.54 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 16.6 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 16.31 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.26 | 26.59 | 29.93 | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.14 | 16.52 | 23.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.31 | 16.31 | 16.31 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Qatar?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Qatar was 16.31 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 29.93 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.31 in 2020.
- How does Qatar rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Qatar ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.