Listed domestic companies in the United Kingdom in 2022 — 1,606 companies. Ranked 9 in the world out of 74. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 43%.
1975–2022 · companies
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | companies | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,606 | −40 | −2.43% |
| 2021 | 1,646 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1,858 | +1 | +0.05% |
| 2013 | 1,857 | −22 | −1.17% |
| 2012 | 1,879 | −108 | −5.44% |
| 2011 | 1,987 | −118 | −5.61% |
| 2010 | 2,105 | −74 | −3.4% |
| 2009 | 2,179 | −236 | −9.77% |
| 2008 | 2,415 | −173 | −6.68% |
| 2007 | 2,588 | −325 | −11.16% |
| 2006 | 2,913 | +156 | +5.66% |
| 2005 | 2,757 | +271 | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 2,486 | +175 | +7.57% |
| 2003 | 2,311 | −94 | −3.91% |
| 2002 | 2,405 | −33 | −1.35% |
| 2001 | 2,438 | +10 | +0.41% |
| 2000 | 2,428 | +136 | +5.93% |
| 1999 | 2,292 | −107 | −4.46% |
| 1998 | 2,399 | +353 | +17.25% |
| 1997 | 2,046 | +5 | +0.24% |
| 1996 | 2,041 | +70 | +3.55% |
| 1995 | 1,971 | +224 | +12.82% |
| 1994 | 1,747 | −180 | −9.34% |
| 1993 | 1,927 | +9 | +0.47% |
| 1992 | 1,918 | −109 | −5.38% |
| 1991 | 2,027 | +81 | +4.16% |
| 1990 | 1,946 | −9 | −0.46% |
| 1989 | 1,955 | −38 | −1.91% |
| 1988 | 1,993 | −68 | −3.3% |
| 1987 | 2,061 | −40 | −1.9% |
| 1986 | 2,101 | −15 | −0.71% |
| 1985 | 2,116 | −55 | −2.53% |
| 1984 | 2,171 | −46 | −2.07% |
| 1983 | 2,217 | −62 | −2.72% |
| 1982 | 2,279 | −124 | −5.16% |
| 1981 | 2,403 | −256 | −9.63% |
| 1980 | 2,659 | −63 | −2.31% |
| 1979 | 2,722 | −73 | −2.61% |
| 1978 | 2,795 | −58 | −2.03% |
| 1977 | 2,853 | +285 | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 2,568 | −252 | −8.94% |
| 1975 | 2,820 | — | — |
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.
Business Stock market capitalization in US dollarsWhat all of a country's companies traded on its exchange are worth.
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Business New business densityHow many new companies are registered per 1,000 people of working age.
