Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 12.91 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Sri Lanka, 1993–2020
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 Sri Lanka stood at 12.91.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Sri Lanka peaked at 14.15 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.99, in 1993.
That places Sri Lanka 41st out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 10.99 | — |
| 1994 | 11.66 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 12.39 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 12.79 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 12.94 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 12.93 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 12.7 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 12.73 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 12.58 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 12.49 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.69 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 12.48 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 12.23 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 12.03 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 11.84 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 11.76 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.48 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 11.89 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 13.33 | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 14.05 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 14.04 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.15 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 14.02 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 13.91 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.8 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.71 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.26 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 12.91 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.34 | 10.99 | 12.94 | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.23 | 11.48 | 12.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.62 | 11.89 | 14.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.91 | 12.91 | 12.91 | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1797 units per person (2025)
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- 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 Sri Lanka?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Sri Lanka was 12.91 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 14.15 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.99 in 1993.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Sri Lanka ranks 41st out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.