Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Romania
Romania: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 4.21 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Romania, 1997–2020
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 Romania is 4.21, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Romania peaked at 5.6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2006.
Romania ranks 71st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.37 | — |
| 1998 | 5.6 | +66.1% |
| 1999 | 5.43 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 4.86 | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 2.71 | -44.2% |
| 2002 | 2.76 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.64 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.56 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.77 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 2.5 | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 2.59 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.02 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 3.34 | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 3.61 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 3.82 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 3.84 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.05 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 4.07 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.14 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.26 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 4.39 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 4.36 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.18 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.21 | +0.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 4.21 is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.22, 17% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Romania's 4.21 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.84, 33% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Romania 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 | +66.1% | 3.37 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | -44.2% | 4.86 | 2.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8 | 3.37 | 5.6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.97 | 2.5 | 4.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.07 | 3.61 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.21 | 4.21 | 4.21 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More financial sector data for Romania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 12.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1232 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Romania?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Romania was 4.21 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2006.
- How does Romania rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Romania ranks 71st out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.