Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Switzerland
Switzerland: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 27.33 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Switzerland, 1975–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 27.33 for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Switzerland peaked at 39.38 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.41, in 1975.
Switzerland ranks 27th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16.41 | — |
| 1976 | 16.82 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 18.47 | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 18.47 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 18.59 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 18.67 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 19.04 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 18.62 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 18.7 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 18.78 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 20.25 | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 22.29 | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 23.38 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 24.42 | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 26.63 | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 27.1 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 26.76 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 26.18 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 30.99 | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 30.88 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 30.68 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 30.12 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 30.47 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 32.63 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 33.45 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 35.08 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 36.38 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 35.42 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 39.38 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 38.16 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 38.19 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.21 | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 34.03 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 33.08 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 33.19 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.44 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 31.09 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 29.76 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 29.17 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 29.31 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 28.25 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 27.11 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 26.98 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 27.72 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 27.64 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 27.33 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.75 | 16.41 | 18.59 | 5 |
| 1980s | 21.08 | 18.62 | 26.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.93 | 26.18 | 33.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.71 | 33.08 | 39.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.85 | 26.98 | 31.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.33 | 27.33 | 27.33 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 230.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 168.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 230.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Switzerland?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in Switzerland was 27.33 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 39.38 in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.41 in 1975.
- How does Switzerland rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- Switzerland ranks 27th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 46 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.