France: Listed domestic companies, total

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, France's listed domestic companies, total fell 1.7% on 2017 (from 465 to 457).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2017), the average change was +6.5% and a typical year strayed about 47.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 225.7% in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 70% in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 21.48 a year. A straight line explains 91% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to France in the 2018 ranking

• Netherlands — 2nd of 4: 103
• Ireland — 3rd of 4: 43
• Portugal — 4th of 4: 40

What this measures

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.

Limitations: Data cover measures of size (market capitalization, number of listed domestic companies) and liquidity (value of shares traded as a percentage of gross domestic product, value of shares traded as a percentage of market capitalization). The comparability of such data across countries may be limited by conceptual and statistical weaknesses, such as inaccurate reporting and differences in accounting standards.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 44 values

Listed domestic companies, total in nearby economies

• Austria — 67 (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 36 (2025)
• Belgium — 117 (2015)
• Bulgaria — 203 (2025)
• Croatia — 81 (2025)
• Cyprus — 87 (2025)
• Czechia — 26 (2025)
• Germany — 416 (2025)
• Greece — 139 (2025)
• Hungary — 70 (2025)
• Ireland — 43 (2018)

More financial sector data for France

• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 127.7 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 0.94% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 113.08 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$0.88 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$0.88 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 1.18% (2025)
• Deposit interest rate (%) — 0.79% (2017)
• Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) — 91.93 (2025)
• Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) — US$2.37 trillion (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is France's listed domestic companies, total?

457 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is down 36.88% from 724 in 1975 (1.06% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,185 in 2000 and the lowest 218 in 1994.

Is the latest change in listed domestic companies, total unusual for France?

In 2018, France's listed domestic companies, total fell 1.7% on 2017 (from 465 to 457). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2017), the average change was +6.5% and a typical year strayed about 47.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator CM.MKT.LDOM.NO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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