Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people was 13.14 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in United Arab Emirates, 2003–2020
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 United Arab Emirates stood at 13.14.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in United Arab Emirates peaked at 14.53 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.54, in 2003.
United Arab Emirates ranks 39th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.54 | — |
| 2004 | 7.87 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 11.99 | +52.4% |
| 2006 | 10.38 | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 9.73 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 14.53 | +49.4% |
| 2009 | 13.14 | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 12.16 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 12.07 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.7 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 12.72 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 13.02 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 13.49 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 13.35 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 13.39 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.5 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 13.31 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 13.14 | -1.2% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 13.14 is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.22, 54% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 13.14 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.36, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +52.4% | 7.87 | 11.99 |
| 2008 | +49.4% | 9.73 | 14.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.74 | 7.54 | 14.53 | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.87 | 11.7 | 13.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.14 | 13.14 | 13.14 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 69.02 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 50.4 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 69.02 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in United Arab Emirates?
- Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people in United Arab Emirates was 13.14 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 14.53 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.54 in 2003.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 39th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.