Listed domestic companies in Southern Africa in 2024 — 255 companies. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 59.7%.
1993–2024 · companies
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | companies | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 255 | −5 | −1.92% |
| 2023 | 260 | −14 | −5.11% |
| 2022 | 274 | −15 | −5.19% |
| 2021 | 289 | −12 | −3.99% |
| 2020 | 301 | −9 | −2.9% |
| 2019 | 310 | −15 | −4.62% |
| 2018 | 325 | −3 | −0.91% |
| 2017 | 328 | — | — |
| 2007 | 387 | +13 | +3.48% |
| 2006 | 374 | +11 | +3.03% |
| 2005 | 363 | −21 | −5.47% |
| 2004 | 384 | −22 | −5.42% |
| 2003 | 406 | −40 | −8.97% |
| 2002 | 446 | −82 | −15.53% |
| 2001 | 528 | −110 | −17.24% |
| 2000 | 638 | −50 | −7.27% |
| 1999 | 688 | +3 | +0.44% |
| 1998 | 685 | +41 | +6.37% |
| 1997 | 644 | +16 | +2.55% |
| 1996 | 628 | −10 | −1.57% |
| 1995 | 638 | +16 | +2.57% |
| 1994 | 622 | −10 | −1.58% |
| 1993 | 632 | — | — |
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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