Listed companies - Country rankings
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Number of companies listed on the stock exchange, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 74 countries was 667 companies. The highest value was in China: 11497 companies and the lowest value was in Rwanda: 5 companies. The indicator is available from 1975 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: companies; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Listed companies, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 11497 | 1 | 1995 - 2024 |
| USA | 4642 | 2 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Canada | 4282 | 3 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Japan | 3865 | 4 | 1975 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 2446 | 5 | 1979 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 2414 | 6 | 1975 - 2024 |
| India | 2168 | 7 | 1983 - 2024 |
| Australia | 1976 | 8 | 1975 - 2024 |
| UK | 1606 | 9 | 1975 - 2022 |
| Spain | 1472 | 10 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 963 | 11 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 825 | 12 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 810 | 13 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Poland | 773 | 14 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 678 | 15 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Iran | 546 | 16 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 531 | 17 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Israel | 518 | 18 | 1979 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 463 | 19 | 1986 - 2024 |
| Germany | 429 | 20 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 425 | 21 | 1979 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 402 | 22 | 2008 - 2024 |
| Chile | 400 | 23 | 1984 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 361 | 24 | 1979 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 290 | 25 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 283 | 26 | 1987 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 269 | 27 | 2002 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 239 | 28 | 1997 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 237 | 29 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 217 | 30 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 201 | 31 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Russia | 195 | 32 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Peru | 186 | 33 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 173 | 34 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 170 | 35 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Greece | 154 | 36 | 1980 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 153 | 37 | 2003 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 148 | 38 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 133 | 39 | 1975 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 123 | 40 | 1984 - 2024 |
| Oman | 110 | 41 | 1993 - 2022 |
| Uzbekistan | 107 | 42 | 2020 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 105 | 43 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 95 | 44 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 92 | 45 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 91 | 46 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 89 | 47 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 82 | 48 | 1994 - 2024 |
| Romania | 81 | 49 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 75 | 50 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Austria | 66 | 51 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 63 | 52 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 62 | 53 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 59 | 54 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Palestine | 49 | 55 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 47 | 56 | 2008 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 46 | 57 | 2013 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 41 | 58 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Malta | 33 | 59 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Panama | 33 | 60 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 30 | 61 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 29 | 62 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 28 | 63 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 24 | 64 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 24 | 65 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 23 | 66 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Tanzania | 22 | 67 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 22 | 68 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 14 | 69 | 2014 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 14 | 70 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 12 | 71 | 2018 - 2024 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 72 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 73 | 1983 - 2022 |
| Rwanda | 5 | 74 | 2018 - 2024 |
Definition: 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.
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