Mexico: Listed domestic companies, total

Key figures

Since 1975 it is down 64.5% from 369 in 1975 (2.13% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 3 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Mexico's listed domestic companies, total fell 1.5% on 2022 (from 133 to 131).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2022), the average change was −2.6% and a typical year strayed about 9.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above 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 25% in 1986 and the biggest yearly fall was 46.9% in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.66 a year. A straight line explains 38% of the movement over 8 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 Mexico in the 2023 ranking

• Russian Federation — 1st of 2: 194

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 46 values

Listed domestic companies, total in nearby economies

• Argentina — 85 (2021)
• Barbados — 15 (2020)
• Brazil — 357 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 4 (2020)
• Chile — 433 (2025)
• Colombia — 61 (2025)
• Costa Rica — 9 (2022)
• Jamaica — 100 (2025)
• Panama — 40 (2025)
• Peru — 176 (2025)

More financial sector data for Mexico

• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 27.1% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 16.3 trillion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 4.77 trillion (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 27.1% (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 16.92 trillion (2025)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 48% (2025)
• Broad money to total reserves ratio — 3.43 (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 191.46 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 3.81% (2025)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Mexico's listed domestic companies, total?

131 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is down 64.5% from 369 in 1975 (2.13% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 410 in 1976 and the lowest 125 in 2007.

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

In 2023, Mexico's listed domestic companies, total fell 1.5% on 2022 (from 133 to 131). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2022), the average change was −2.6% and a typical year strayed about 9.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above 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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