Listed domestic companies in South Asia in 2025 — 9,158 companies. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 695.7%.
1983–2025 · companies
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia
| Year | companies | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,158 | +5,510 | +151.04% |
| 2024 | 3,648 | +308 | +9.22% |
| 2023 | 3,340 | +204 | +6.51% |
| 2022 | 3,136 | +127 | +4.22% |
| 2021 | 3,009 | +136 | +4.73% |
| 2020 | 2,873 | +18 | +0.63% |
| 2019 | 2,855 | −5,023 | −63.76% |
| 2018 | 7,878 | +1,395 | +21.52% |
| 2017 | 6,483 | −189 | −2.83% |
| 2016 | 6,672 | +0 | +0% |
| 2015 | 6,672 | +320 | +5.04% |
| 2014 | 6,352 | +288 | +4.75% |
| 2013 | 6,064 | +133 | +2.24% |
| 2012 | 5,931 | +114 | +1.96% |
| 2011 | 5,817 | +350 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 5,467 | +84 | +1.56% |
| 2009 | 5,383 | +6 | +0.11% |
| 2008 | 5,377 | +44 | +0.83% |
| 2007 | 5,333 | +101 | +1.93% |
| 2006 | 5,232 | +35 | +0.67% |
| 2005 | 5,197 | +45 | +0.87% |
| 2004 | 5,152 | −736 | −12.5% |
| 2003 | 5,888 | +0 | +0% |
| 2002 | 5,888 | −308 | −4.97% |
| 2001 | 6,196 | −260 | −4.03% |
| 2000 | 6,456 | +82 | +1.29% |
| 1999 | 6,374 | +55 | +0.87% |
| 1998 | 6,319 | −104 | −1.62% |
| 1997 | 6,423 | −113 | −1.73% |
| 1996 | 6,536 | +681 | +11.63% |
| 1995 | 5,855 | +1,074 | +22.46% |
| 1994 | 4,781 | +1,178 | +32.69% |
| 1993 | 3,603 | +822 | +29.56% |
| 1992 | 2,781 | +225 | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 2,556 | +121 | +4.97% |
| 1990 | 2,435 | +28 | +1.16% |
| 1989 | 2,407 | +167 | +7.46% |
| 1988 | 2,240 | +145 | +6.92% |
| 1987 | 2,095 | +184 | +9.63% |
| 1986 | 1,911 | +382 | +24.98% |
| 1985 | 1,529 | +234 | +18.07% |
| 1984 | 1,295 | +144 | +12.51% |
| 1983 | 1,151 | — | — |
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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