Listed domestic companies in South Korea in 2025 — 2,653 companies. Ranked 6 in the world out of 67. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 647.3%.
1979–2025 · companies
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | companies | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,653 | +54 | +2.08% |
| 2024 | 2,599 | +63 | +2.48% |
| 2023 | 2,536 | +90 | +3.68% |
| 2022 | 2,446 | +63 | +2.64% |
| 2021 | 2,383 | +65 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2,318 | +56 | +2.48% |
| 2019 | 2,262 | +76 | +3.48% |
| 2018 | 2,186 | +72 | +3.41% |
| 2017 | 2,114 | +75 | +3.68% |
| 2016 | 2,039 | +91 | +4.67% |
| 2015 | 1,948 | +99 | +5.35% |
| 2014 | 1,849 | +51 | +2.84% |
| 2013 | 1,798 | +31 | +1.75% |
| 2012 | 1,767 | −32 | −1.78% |
| 2011 | 1,799 | +18 | +1.01% |
| 2010 | 1,781 | +3 | +0.17% |
| 2009 | 1,778 | −11 | −0.61% |
| 2008 | 1,789 | +34 | +1.94% |
| 2007 | 1,755 | +66 | +3.91% |
| 2006 | 1,689 | +73 | +4.52% |
| 2005 | 1,616 | +46 | +2.93% |
| 2004 | 1,570 | +12 | +0.77% |
| 2003 | 1,558 | +46 | +3.04% |
| 2002 | 1,512 | +122 | +8.78% |
| 2001 | 1,390 | +148 | +11.92% |
| 2000 | 1,242 | +530 | +74.44% |
| 1999 | 712 | −36 | −4.81% |
| 1998 | 748 | −28 | −3.61% |
| 1997 | 776 | +16 | +2.11% |
| 1996 | 760 | +39 | +5.41% |
| 1995 | 721 | +22 | +3.15% |
| 1994 | 699 | +6 | +0.87% |
| 1993 | 693 | +5 | +0.73% |
| 1992 | 688 | +2 | +0.29% |
| 1991 | 686 | +9 | +1.33% |
| 1990 | 677 | +48 | +7.63% |
| 1989 | 629 | +127 | +25.3% |
| 1988 | 502 | +113 | +29.05% |
| 1987 | 389 | +34 | +9.58% |
| 1986 | 355 | +13 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 342 | +6 | +1.79% |
| 1984 | 336 | +8 | +2.44% |
| 1983 | 328 | −6 | −1.8% |
| 1982 | 334 | −9 | −2.62% |
| 1981 | 343 | −9 | −2.56% |
| 1980 | 352 | −3 | −0.85% |
| 1979 | 355 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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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