| Annual Deals |
| Year |
Deals |
Amount Raised |
| 2008 |
941 |
$81,782,218,992 |
| 2007 |
2,430 |
$144,858,919,172 |
| 2006 |
2,729 |
$88,032,895,070 |
| 2005 |
2,394 |
$52,969,357,661 |
| 2004 |
2,309 |
$56,910,368,556 |
| 2003 |
1,757 |
$93,625,486,955 |
| 2002 |
1,010 |
$38,234,770,279 |
| 2001 |
1,232 |
$79,558,789,095 |
| 2000 |
1,375 |
$59,442,104,075 |
| 1999 |
757 |
$25,608,848,430 |
| 1998 |
486 |
$13,488,674,318 |
| 1997 |
515 |
$12,799,656,485 |
| 1996 |
351 |
$9,068,405,590 |
| 1995 |
127 |
$1,870,021,044 |
| Total |
18,413 |
$758,250,515,722 |
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