Listed domestic companies, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Listed domestic companies, total was 811 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Listed domestic companies, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1979–2023
Source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
Analysis
The most recent figure for listed domestic companies, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 811, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, listed domestic companies, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1,662 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 811, in 2023.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Listed domestic companies, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1,036 | — |
| 1980 | 974 | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 979 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 940 | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 916 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 935 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 955 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1,043 | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 1,055 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1,091 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 1,129 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 1,345 | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 1,179 | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 1,156 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 1,436 | +24.2% |
| 1994 | 1,447 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,532 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 1,662 | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 1,660 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,535 | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 1,306 | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 1,170 | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 1,175 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,075 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 990 | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 961 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 934 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 918 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 963 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 967 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 947 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 990 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 965 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 966 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 963 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 964 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 914 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 917 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 928 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 929 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 947 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 838 | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 811 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,036 | 1,036 | 1,036 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1,002 | 916 | 1,129 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,426 | 1,156 | 1,662 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,010 | 918 | 1,175 | 10 |
| 2010s | 950.88 | 914 | 990 | 8 |
| 2020s | 881.25 | 811 | 947 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 28 Philippines 279 compare
- 29 Sweden 278 compare
- 30 Spain 272 compare
- 31 Egypt 244 compare
- 32 South Africa 212 compare
- 33 Bulgaria 203 compare
- 34 Switzerland 201 compare
More financial sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Net migration -462,147 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.7 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 47.3% (2025)
- Broad money 73.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 35.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 50.1% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is listed domestic companies, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Listed domestic companies, total in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 811 in 2023, according to World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
- What is the highest listed domestic companies, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,662 in 1996.
- What is the lowest listed domestic companies, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 811 in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for listed domestic companies, total?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
- Is listed domestic companies, total rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), published as part of Listed domestic companies, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.