Listed domestic companies in Western Asia in 2025 — 1,782 companies. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 7.6%.
2004–2025 · companies
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| Year | companies | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,782 | −475 | −21.05% |
| 2024 | 2,257 | +82 | +3.77% |
| 2023 | 2,175 | +74 | +3.52% |
| 2022 | 2,101 | +122 | +6.16% |
| 2021 | 1,979 | +178 | +9.88% |
| 2020 | 1,801 | −996 | −35.61% |
| 2019 | 2,797 | +1,117 | +66.49% |
| 2018 | 1,680 | +35 | +2.13% |
| 2017 | 1,645 | −26 | −1.56% |
| 2016 | 1,671 | −31 | −1.82% |
| 2015 | 1,702 | +137 | +8.75% |
| 2014 | 1,565 | −230 | −12.81% |
| 2013 | 1,795 | −44 | −2.39% |
| 2012 | 1,839 | −81 | −4.22% |
| 2011 | 1,920 | +174 | +9.97% |
| 2010 | 1,746 | +7 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,739 | −9 | −0.51% |
| 2008 | 1,748 | — | — |
| 2006 | 1,834 | +85 | +4.86% |
| 2005 | 1,749 | +93 | +5.62% |
| 2004 | 1,656 | — | — |
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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