Listed domestic companies in the European Union in 2018 — 5,880 companies. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 77.1%.
1975–2018 · companies
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | companies | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5,880 | +103 | +1.78% |
| 2017 | 5,777 | −863 | −13% |
| 2016 | 6,640 | −395 | −5.61% |
| 2015 | 7,035 | −160 | −2.22% |
| 2014 | 7,195 | +73 | +1.02% |
| 2013 | 7,122 | −130 | −1.79% |
| 2012 | 7,252 | −170 | −2.29% |
| 2011 | 7,422 | +114 | +1.56% |
| 2010 | 7,308 | −170 | −2.27% |
| 2009 | 7,478 | −307 | −3.94% |
| 2008 | 7,785 | +52 | +0.67% |
| 2007 | 7,733 | +501 | +6.93% |
| 2006 | 7,232 | +3,524 | +95.04% |
| 2005 | 3,708 | −415 | −10.07% |
| 2004 | 4,123 | −3,402 | −45.21% |
| 2003 | 7,525 | −179 | −2.32% |
| 2002 | 7,704 | −271 | −3.4% |
| 2001 | 7,975 | +1,224 | +18.13% |
| 2000 | 6,751 | +645 | +10.56% |
| 1999 | 6,106 | +1,052 | +20.82% |
| 1998 | 5,054 | +618 | +13.93% |
| 1997 | 4,436 | +343 | +8.38% |
| 1996 | 4,093 | +149 | +3.78% |
| 1995 | 3,944 | +607 | +18.19% |
| 1994 | 3,337 | −288 | −7.94% |
| 1993 | 3,625 | −133 | −3.54% |
| 1992 | 3,758 | −203 | −5.12% |
| 1991 | 3,961 | +653 | +19.74% |
| 1990 | 3,308 | +31 | +0.95% |
| 1989 | 3,277 | +12 | +0.37% |
| 1988 | 3,265 | −191 | −5.53% |
| 1987 | 3,456 | +246 | +7.66% |
| 1986 | 3,210 | +158 | +5.18% |
| 1985 | 3,052 | −30 | −0.97% |
| 1984 | 3,082 | +91 | +3.04% |
| 1983 | 2,991 | −67 | −2.19% |
| 1982 | 3,058 | −79 | −2.52% |
| 1981 | 3,137 | −26 | −0.82% |
| 1980 | 3,163 | +64 | +2.07% |
| 1979 | 3,099 | −133 | −4.12% |
| 1978 | 3,232 | +414 | +14.69% |
| 1977 | 2,818 | −512 | −15.38% |
| 1976 | 3,330 | +9 | +0.27% |
| 1975 | 3,321 | — | — |
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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