Going Public by Year Since 1970

 

The IPO Long View

Initial Public Offerings 1970 – 2009

Year

Number of IPOs

Aggregate IPO Offer Amount ($mil)

1970

138

$584

1971

253

$1,072

1972

495

$2,201

1973

95

$1,431

1974

9

$99

1975

6

$189

1976

40

$337

1977

32

$222

1978

38

$225

1979

62

$398

1980

149

$1,387

1981

348

$3,115

1982

122

$1,339

1983

685

$12,461

1984

357

$3,869

1985

310

$7,619

1986

726

$22,246

1987

548

$23,472

1988

288

$23,472

1989

251

$13,277

1990

213

$10,055

1991

400

$24,610

1992

597

$37,934

1993

808

$56,148

1994

631

$32,524

1995

570

$29,536

1996

853

$51,325

1997

615

$44,900

1998

370

$44,791

1999

541

$85,720

2000

446

$105,770

2001

99

$42,652

2002

92

$27,572

2003

87

$17,699

2004

50

  $9,765

2005

234

$36,833

2006

246

$45,642

2007

282

$60,592

2008

51

$28,144

2009

        63

      $24,840