Listed domestic companies in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 2,687 companies. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 10.2%.
2003–2025 · companies
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa
| Year | companies | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,687 | −432 | −13.85% |
| 2024 | 3,119 | +59 | +1.93% |
| 2023 | 3,060 | +49 | +1.63% |
| 2022 | 3,011 | +48 | +1.62% |
| 2021 | 2,963 | +185 | +6.66% |
| 2020 | 2,778 | +536 | +23.91% |
| 2019 | 2,242 | +171 | +8.26% |
| 2018 | 2,071 | +119 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 1,952 | −10 | −0.51% |
| 2016 | 1,962 | −7 | −0.36% |
| 2015 | 1,969 | −569 | −22.42% |
| 2014 | 2,538 | −195 | −7.14% |
| 2013 | 2,733 | −31 | −1.12% |
| 2012 | 2,764 | −140 | −4.82% |
| 2011 | 2,904 | +160 | +5.83% |
| 2010 | 2,744 | −85 | −3% |
| 2009 | 2,829 | −54 | −1.87% |
| 2008 | 2,883 | +81 | +2.89% |
| 2007 | 2,802 | −301 | −9.7% |
| 2006 | 3,103 | −174 | −5.31% |
| 2005 | 3,277 | +50 | +1.55% |
| 2004 | 3,227 | +789 | +32.36% |
| 2003 | 2,438 | — | — |
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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