Listed domestic companies — all countries

Listed domestic companies — Sub-Saharan Africa

Listed domestic companies in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020 — 797 companies. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 18.2%.

2020 797 companies +1.92% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 1,091 companies1998
Period minimum 782 companies2019

Trend over time

1993–2020 · companies

Listed domestic companies — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1993–20207008009001,0001,10019931996199920022005200820112014201720201993: 974 companies1994: 977 companies1995: 1,020 companies1996: 1,018 companies1997: 1,004 companies1998: 1,091 companies1999: 1,059 companies2019: 782 companies2020: 797 companies
Change over the period: −177 (−18.17%) Average annual rate: -0.74 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 797 companies
World 50,055 companies
Listed domestic companies — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year companies Change Change, %
2020 797 +15 +1.92%
2019 782
1999 1,059 −32 −2.93%
1998 1,091 +87 +8.67%
1997 1,004 −14 −1.38%
1996 1,018 −2 −0.2%
1995 1,020 +43 +4.4%
1994 977 +3 +0.31%
1993 974

About the indicator

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.