Listed domestic companies in South Africa in 2025 — 212 companies. Ranked 27 in the world out of 67. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 63.3%.
1975–2025 · companies
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | companies | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 212 | −8 | −3.64% |
| 2024 | 220 | −4 | −1.79% |
| 2023 | 224 | −13 | −5.49% |
| 2022 | 237 | −15 | −5.95% |
| 2021 | 252 | −12 | −4.55% |
| 2020 | 264 | −10 | −3.65% |
| 2019 | 274 | −15 | −5.19% |
| 2018 | 289 | −5 | −1.7% |
| 2017 | 294 | −9 | −2.97% |
| 2016 | 303 | −13 | −4.11% |
| 2015 | 316 | −6 | −1.86% |
| 2014 | 322 | +0 | +0% |
| 2013 | 322 | −16 | −4.73% |
| 2012 | 338 | −9 | −2.59% |
| 2011 | 347 | −5 | −1.42% |
| 2010 | 352 | −1 | −0.28% |
| 2009 | 353 | −14 | −3.81% |
| 2008 | 367 | −7 | −1.87% |
| 2007 | 374 | +15 | +4.18% |
| 2006 | 359 | +11 | +3.16% |
| 2005 | 348 | −21 | −5.69% |
| 2004 | 369 | −21 | −5.38% |
| 2003 | 390 | −39 | −9.09% |
| 2002 | 429 | −81 | −15.88% |
| 2001 | 510 | −94 | −15.56% |
| 2000 | 604 | −48 | −7.36% |
| 1999 | 652 | +2 | +0.31% |
| 1998 | 650 | +35 | +5.69% |
| 1997 | 615 | +16 | +2.67% |
| 1996 | 599 | −13 | −2.12% |
| 1995 | 612 | +12 | +2% |
| 1994 | 600 | −15 | −2.44% |
| 1993 | 615 | −27 | −4.21% |
| 1992 | 642 | −56 | −8.02% |
| 1991 | 698 | −42 | −5.68% |
| 1990 | 740 | +4 | +0.54% |
| 1989 | 736 | −18 | −2.39% |
| 1988 | 754 | +20 | +2.72% |
| 1987 | 734 | +198 | +36.94% |
| 1986 | 536 | +74 | +16.02% |
| 1985 | 462 | −8 | −1.7% |
| 1984 | 470 | +6 | +1.29% |
| 1983 | 464 | −6 | −1.28% |
| 1982 | 470 | −5 | −1.05% |
| 1981 | 475 | −6 | −1.25% |
| 1980 | 481 | −10 | −2.04% |
| 1979 | 491 | −16 | −3.16% |
| 1978 | 507 | −40 | −7.31% |
| 1977 | 547 | +2 | +0.37% |
| 1976 | 545 | −32 | −5.55% |
| 1975 | 577 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
South Africa
212
Botswana
23
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.
The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
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