Ireland's listed domestic companies, total was 43 in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 25.86% from 58 in 2008 (2.95% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 43 | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 41 | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 58 | 2008 |
| Highest | 93 | 1996 |
| Lowest | 40 | 2016 |
| Average since 2009 | 44.6 | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 80 | 1995 |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Ireland's listed domestic companies, total rose 4.9% on 2017 (from 41 to 43).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2017), the average change was −2.7% and a typical year strayed about 7.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16.3% in 1996 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.5% in 2012. 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 1.25 a year. A straight line explains 61% 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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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 43 | 2018 |
| World | 53,087 | 2025 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 6,950 | 2017 |
| High income | 25,328 | 2025 |
Closest to Ireland in the 2018 ranking
- France — 1st of 4: 457
- Netherlands — 2nd of 4: 103
- 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 24 values
| Year | Listed domestic companies, total |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 43 |
| 2017 | 41 |
| 2016 | 40 |
| 2015 | 43 |
| 2014 | 43 |
| 2013 | 41 |
| 2012 | 42 |
| 2011 | 48 |
| 2010 | 50 |
| 2009 | 55 |
| 2008 | 58 |
Listed domestic companies, total in nearby economies
More financial sector data for Ireland
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 130.04 (2025)
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 2.21% (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 119.16 (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) — 1.02% (2025)
- Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) — 90.46 (2025)
- S&P Global Equity Indices (annual % change) — 31.67% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator, linked series (annual % growth) — 1.02% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Ireland's listed domestic companies, total?
- 43 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 46.25% from 80 in 1995 (2.66% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 93 in 1996 and the lowest 40 in 2016.
- Is the latest change in listed domestic companies, total unusual for Ireland?
- In 2018, Ireland's listed domestic companies, total rose 4.9% on 2017 (from 41 to 43). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2017), the average change was −2.7% and a typical year strayed about 7.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- 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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