World - Listed domestic companies

Listed domestic companies, total

The value for Listed domestic companies, total in World was 43,248 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45,743 in 2014 and a minimum value of 13,328 in 1977.

Definition: Listed domestic companies, including foreign companies which are exclusively listed, are those which have shares listed on an exchange at the end of the year. Investment funds, unit trusts, and companies whose only business goal is to hold shares of other listed companies, such as holding companies and investment companies, regardless of their legal status, are excluded. A company with several classes of shares is counted once. Only companies admitted to listing on the exchange are included.

Source: World Federation of Exchanges database.

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Year Value
1975 14,577
1976 14,152
1977 13,328
1978 13,712
1979 14,099
1980 17,273
1981 17,335
1982 16,968
1983 18,876
1984 19,829
1985 20,555
1986 22,094
1987 23,783
1988 23,634
1989 23,671
1990 23,732
1991 24,666
1992 24,947
1993 28,300
1994 30,290
1995 33,379
1996 35,617
1997 36,946
1998 37,928
1999 38,414
2000 39,892
2001 40,157
2002 38,894
2003 41,051
2004 38,724
2005 39,096
2006 43,104
2007 44,034
2008 43,949
2009 42,669
2010 43,427
2011 44,323
2012 43,772
2013 44,853
2014 45,743
2015 43,983
2016 43,806
2017 43,440
2018 43,554
2019 43,248

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Capital markets