China vs India: Listed domestic companies, total

China
11,149
in 2025
India
8,510
in 2025
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd

Listed domestic companies, total over time

  • China
  • India
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k198320042025

How they compare

China currently reports 11,149 against 8,510 in India, a difference of 2,639.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was India ahead.

Globally, China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 104 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Listed domestic companies, total
Source
World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 4,390 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

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.