IBRD only: Listed domestic companies, total

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, IBRD only's listed domestic companies, total rose 26.6% on 2024 (from 21,898 to 27,733).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.3% and a typical year strayed about 6.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 28.2% in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.1% in 2004. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 882.38 a year. A straight line explains 65% 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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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 33 values

Listed domestic companies, total in nearby economies

• Bahrain — 39 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 244 (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 630 (2025)
• Israel — 511 (2024)
• Jordan — 162 (2025)
• Kuwait — 135 (2025)
• Lebanon — 10 (2021)
• Malta — 35 (2025)
• Morocco — 78 (2025)
• Oman — 108 (2025)
• Pakistan — 535 (2025)

More financial sector data for IBRD only

• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 3.92% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 119.8% (2024)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 119.83% (2024)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 159.67% (2024)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 34.59% (2024)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 3.69% (2025)
• Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares (%) — 183.46% (2024)
• Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 121.94% (2024)
• Stocks traded, total value (current US$) — US$65.67 trillion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is IBRD only's listed domestic companies, total?

27,733 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is up 277.68% from 7,343 in 1993 (4.24% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 27,733 in 2025 and the lowest 7,343 in 1993.

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

In 2025, IBRD only's listed domestic companies, total rose 26.6% on 2024 (from 21,898 to 27,733). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.3% and a typical year strayed about 6.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

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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