Listed domestic companies, total in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Listed domestic companies, total was 153 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Listed domestic companies, total in United Arab Emirates, 2003–2025
Source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 153 for listed domestic companies, total in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, listed domestic companies, total in United Arab Emirates peaked at 154 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2003.
United Arab Emirates ranks 41st of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Listed domestic companies, total in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28 | — |
| 2004 | 32 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 55 | +71.9% |
| 2006 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 103 | +71.7% |
| 2009 | 104 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 104 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 108 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 107 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 117 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 120 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 125 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 125 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 127 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 130 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 143 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 153 | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 147 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 154 | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 153 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.43 | 28 | 104 | 7 |
| 2010s | 119.3 | 104 | 130 | 10 |
| 2020s | 146.67 | 130 | 154 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 156,034 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 83.85 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 202.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 205.81 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 213.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 213.34 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 18,530 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is listed domestic companies, total in United Arab Emirates?
- Listed domestic companies, total in United Arab Emirates was 153 in 2025, according to World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
- What is the highest listed domestic companies, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 154 in 2024.
- What is the lowest listed domestic companies, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2003.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for listed domestic companies, total?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 41st out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is listed domestic companies, total rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.