United States - Listed domestic companies

Listed domestic companies, total

The value for Listed domestic companies, total in United States was 4,266 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,090 in 1996 and a minimum value of 2,401 in 1979.

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
1975 2,670
1976 2,680
1977 2,582
1978 2,489
1979 2,401
1980 5,164
1981 5,590
1982 5,430
1983 6,175
1984 6,230
1985 6,260
1986 6,580
1987 7,001
1988 6,795
1989 6,627
1990 6,429
1991 6,513
1992 6,562
1993 6,912
1994 7,255
1995 7,487
1996 8,090
1997 7,905
1998 7,499
1999 7,229
2000 6,917
2001 6,177
2002 5,685
2003 5,295
2004 5,226
2005 5,145
2006 5,133
2007 5,109
2008 4,666
2009 4,401
2010 4,279
2011 4,171
2012 4,102
2013 4,180
2014 4,369
2015 4,381
2016 4,331
2017 4,336
2018 4,397
2019 4,266

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Capital markets