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...
What the numbers show
Listed domestic companies, total is currently reported for 100 countries. The highest value is 11,149 in China; the lowest is 4 in Cayman Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 101.5, and the mean is 562.63.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,787.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 52 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 82 | Iceland | 34 | 2004 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 83 | Ghana | 31 | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 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.
- World 53,087
- IDA & IBRD total 29,303
- East Asia & Pacific 27,928
- Low & middle income 27,759
- Middle income 27,754
- IBRD only 27,733
- High income 25,328
- Post-demographic dividend 21,237
- OECD members 19,804
- Upper middle income 17,522
- Late-demographic dividend 16,461
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 14,724
About this data
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.