{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"au-listed-companies-count","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-listed-companies-count","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-listed-companies-count/","title":"Australia Number of Listed Domestic Companies (2025)","description":"Australia's Number of Listed Domestic Companies: 1,782 companies in 2025, -3.8% YoY. 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This measures capital market breadth and listing activity. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2,013 companies in 2017 and reached its lowest recorded value of 930 in 1983. The latest reading of 1,782 in 2025 represents a change of -71."}]}