Listed domestic companies in the Euro area in 2018 — 4,913 companies. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 65.3%.
1975–2018 · companies
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Euro area
| Year | companies | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4,913 | +124 | +2.59% |
| 2017 | 4,789 | −863 | −15.27% |
| 2016 | 5,652 | −369 | −6.13% |
| 2015 | 6,021 | −160 | −2.59% |
| 2014 | 6,181 | +74 | +1.21% |
| 2013 | 6,107 | −156 | −2.49% |
| 2012 | 6,263 | −258 | −3.96% |
| 2011 | 6,521 | −80 | −1.21% |
| 2010 | 6,601 | −281 | −4.08% |
| 2009 | 6,882 | −350 | −4.84% |
| 2008 | 7,232 | −43 | −0.59% |
| 2007 | 7,275 | +405 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 6,870 | +3,522 | +105.2% |
| 2005 | 3,348 | −251 | −6.97% |
| 2004 | 3,599 | −3,406 | −48.62% |
| 2003 | 7,005 | +126 | +1.83% |
| 2002 | 6,879 | −211 | −2.98% |
| 2001 | 7,090 | +1,305 | +22.56% |
| 2000 | 5,785 | +670 | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 5,115 | +1,030 | +25.21% |
| 1998 | 4,085 | +488 | +13.57% |
| 1997 | 3,597 | +167 | +4.87% |
| 1996 | 3,430 | +101 | +3.03% |
| 1995 | 3,329 | +562 | +20.31% |
| 1994 | 2,767 | −402 | −12.69% |
| 1993 | 3,169 | −192 | −5.71% |
| 1992 | 3,361 | −203 | −5.7% |
| 1991 | 3,564 | +656 | +22.56% |
| 1990 | 2,908 | +38 | +1.32% |
| 1989 | 2,870 | +7 | +0.24% |
| 1988 | 2,863 | −174 | −5.73% |
| 1987 | 3,037 | +255 | +9.17% |
| 1986 | 2,782 | +137 | +5.18% |
| 1985 | 2,645 | −47 | −1.75% |
| 1984 | 2,692 | +52 | +1.97% |
| 1983 | 2,640 | −74 | −2.73% |
| 1982 | 2,714 | −83 | −2.97% |
| 1981 | 2,797 | −45 | −1.58% |
| 1980 | 2,842 | +63 | +2.27% |
| 1979 | 2,779 | −128 | −4.4% |
| 1978 | 2,907 | +430 | +17.36% |
| 1977 | 2,477 | −508 | −17.02% |
| 1976 | 2,985 | +13 | +0.44% |
| 1975 | 2,972 | — | — |
The number of domestic companies whose shares are quoted on national stock exchanges at the end of the year; investment funds and foreign issuers are not counted. The decline of this indicator in developed countries reflects both a wave of mergers and the growing appeal of private capital over a public listing.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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