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Listed domestic companies, total by country

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...

Countries reporting
103
Highest
11,149
China
Lowest
4
Cayman Islands
Median
92
Years covered
51
1975–2025
Data points
4,390

What the numbers show

Listed domestic companies, total is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 11,149 in China; the lowest is 4 in Cayman Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 92, and the mean is 547.27.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,787.

Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 644.4%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 96.2%).

Listed domestic companies, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 11,149 2025 up 294.4% volatile
2 India 8,510 2025 up 45.8% rising
3 Canada 4,377 2025 up 25.0% rising
4 Japan 3,942 2025 up 12.5% rising
5 United States 3,908 2025 down 10.8% falling
6 South Korea 2,653 2025 up 36.2% volatile
7 Hong Kong 2,508 2025 up 41.7% volatile
8 Australia 1,782 2025 down 10.4% rising
9 United Kingdom 1,606 2022 down 14.5% falling
10 Malaysia 1,072 2025 up 20.2% rising
11 Indonesia 956 2025 up 83.5% volatile
12 Thailand 868 2025 up 35.8% volatile
13 Poland 737 2025 down 15.5% volatile
14 Iran 630 2025 up 98.1% rising
15 Turkey 569 2025 up 45.2% rising
16 Pakistan 535 2025 down 3.9% falling
17 Israel 511 2024 up 11.6% rising
18 France 457 2018 down 32.1% flat
19 Chile 433 2025 up 94.2% rising
20 Germany 416 2025 down 25.0% rising
21 Vietnam 400 2025 down 41.5% falling
22 Singapore 394 2025 down 18.4% rising
23 Saudi Arabia 391 2025 up 128.7% rising
24 Bangladesh 360 2025 down 33.7% rising
25 Brazil 357 2025 up 3.5% falling
26 Italy 290 2014 up 7.8% rising
27 Sri Lanka 288 2025 down 2.0% rising
28 Philippines 279 2025 up 6.5% rising
29 Sweden 278 2002 up 157.4% rising
30 Spain 272 2025 down 92.5% volatile
31 Egypt 244 2025 down 2.4% volatile
32 South Africa 212 2025 down 32.9% falling
33 Bulgaria 203 2025 down 44.4% volatile
34 Switzerland 201 2025 down 14.1% rising
35 Russia 194 2023 down 25.7% volatile
36 Norway 180 2017 down 13.5% rising
37 Denmark 178 2004 down 26.4% falling
38 Peru 176 2025 down 17.0% falling
39 Nigeria 165 2025 down 9.8% falling
40 Jordan 162 2025 down 28.9% rising
41 United Arab Emirates 153 2025 up 22.4% rising
42 Greece 139 2025 down 41.1% rising
43 Kuwait 135 2025 down 31.1% rising
44 Finland 134 2004 up 106.2% rising
45 Mexico 131 2023 down 5.1% falling
46 Belgium 117 2015 down 15.2% falling
47 Montenegro 112 2012 down 66.2% falling
48 Oman 108 2025 down 6.9% falling
49 New Zealand 106 2025 down 38.0% falling
50 Netherlands 103 2018 down 51.2% falling
51 Jamaica 100 2025 up 69.5% rising
52 Mauritius 92 2025 up 29.6% rising
53 Cyprus 87 2025 up 3.6% rising
54 Argentina 85 2021 down 14.1% falling
54 Uzbekistan 85 2025 down 41.0% falling
56 Romania 83 2025 up 1.2% flat
57 Croatia 81 2025 down 56.5% volatile
58 Kazakhstan 80 2025 up 2.6% rising
59 Morocco 78 2025 up 5.4% rising
59 Ukraine 78 2018 — falling
61 Tunisia 75 2025 down 3.8% rising
62 Hungary 70 2025 up 55.6% rising
63 Zimbabwe 69 1999 up 11.3% rising
64 Austria 67 2025 down 15.2% flat
64 Slovakia 67 2013 up 644.4% volatile
66 Colombia 61 2025 down 11.6% falling
67 Kenya 59 2025 down 7.8% rising
68 Latvia 56 2003 up 229.4% rising
69 Paraguay 55 1999 — rising
70 Qatar 54 2025 up 25.6% rising
71 Palestine 48 2025 down 2.0% rising
72 Cote d'Ivoire 46 2020 up 17.9% rising
73 Lithuania 45 2003 down 25.0% falling
74 Ireland 43 2018 down 25.9% falling
75 Honduras 41 2001 down 55.9% falling
76 Panama 40 2025 up 33.3% volatile
76 Portugal 40 2018 down 27.3% volatile
78 Bahrain 39 2025 down 11.4% rising
79 Venezuela 37 2014 down 28.8% volatile
80 Azerbaijan 36 2025 down 96.2% volatile
81 Malta 35 2025 up 52.2% volatile
82 Iceland 34 2004 up 41.7% rising
83 Ghana 31 2025 up 6.9% rising
84 Luxembourg 28 2025 up 3.7% volatile
85 Czechia 26 2025 up 73.3% volatile
85 Ecuador 26 2000 down 29.7% falling
87 Botswana 23 2025 down 4.2% rising
88 Tanzania 22 2025 unchanged volatile
89 Zambia 20 2025 unchanged rising
90 Slovenia 17 2025 down 63.0% volatile
91 Barbados 15 2020 down 28.6% falling
91 Seychelles 15 2025 up 400.0% volatile
93 Estonia 14 2003 down 44.0% falling
94 Armenia 12 2024 up 20.0% rising
94 Belarus 12 2025 down 80.6% volatile
94 Namibia 12 2024 up 50.0% rising
97 Lebanon 10 2021 unchanged flat
98 Bermuda 9 2025 down 35.7% falling
98 Costa Rica 9 2022 unchanged falling
100 Papua New Guinea 6 2016 down 33.3% falling
100 Eswatini 6 2007 up 50.0% rising
102 Rwanda 5 2025 up 25.0% rising
103 Cayman Islands 4 2020 up 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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
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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.