South Asia - Listed domestic companies

Listed domestic companies, total

The value for Listed domestic companies, total in South Asia was 6,126 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,279 in 1996 and a minimum value of 1,151 in 1983.

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.

Source: World Federation of Exchanges database.

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Year Value
1983 1,151
1984 1,295
1985 1,529
1986 1,911
1987 2,095
1988 2,240
1989 2,407
1990 2,435
1991 2,556
1992 2,781
1993 4,256
1994 5,505
1995 6,582
1996 7,279
1997 7,165
1998 7,092
1999 7,139
2000 7,179
2001 6,905
2002 5,888
2003 5,888
2004 5,791
2005 5,836
2006 5,860
2007 5,963
2008 6,006
2009 6,012
2010 6,092
2011 6,438
2012 6,486
2013 6,614
2014 6,909
2015 6,672
2016 6,672
2017 6,483
2018 5,955
2019 6,115
2020 6,126

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Capital markets