{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"fr-listed-companies-count","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-listed-companies-count","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-listed-companies-count/","title":"France Number of Listed Domestic Companies (2018)","description":"France's Number of Listed Domestic Companies: 457 companies in 2018, -1.7% YoY. World Bank (CM.MKT.LDOM.NO), 1975–2018.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","World Bank","France","2018"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"France","temporal_coverage":"1975/2018","unit":"companies","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2018","variable_measured":"France Number of Listed Domestic Companies","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/CM.MKT.LDOM.NO?locations=FR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1975–2018"},{"label":"Observations","value":"44"},{"label":"Geography","value":"France"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"France (2018)","value":"457","unit":"companies","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.7%","unit":"companies"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"44","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"France Number of Listed Domestic Companies"}],"observation_count":44,"observations":[{"period":"1975","value":724},{"period":"1976","value":685},{"period":"1977","value":674},{"period":"1978","value":630},{"period":"1979","value":595},{"period":"1980","value":586},{"period":"1981","value":568},{"period":"1982","value":535},{"period":"1983","value":518},{"period":"1984","value":504},{"period":"1985","value":489},{"period":"1986","value":482},{"period":"1987","value":481},{"period":"1988","value":459},{"period":"1989","value":462},{"period":"1990","value":443},{"period":"1991","value":839},{"period":"1992","value":786},{"period":"1993","value":726},{"period":"1994","value":218},{"period":"1995","value":710},{"period":"1996","value":708},{"period":"1997","value":740},{"period":"1998","value":784},{"period":"1999","value":1144},{"period":"2000","value":1185},{"period":"2001","value":936},{"period":"2002","value":874},{"period":"2003","value":817},{"period":"2004","value":787},{"period":"2005","value":749},{"period":"2006","value":730},{"period":"2007","value":707},{"period":"2008","value":673},{"period":"2009","value":652},{"period":"2010","value":617},{"period":"2011","value":586},{"period":"2012","value":562},{"period":"2013","value":500},{"period":"2014","value":495},{"period":"2015","value":490},{"period":"2016","value":485},{"period":"2017","value":465},{"period":"2018","value":457}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"companies"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2018","value":"457.0","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"465.0","yoyChange":"-4.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"485.0","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"490.0","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2014","value":"495.0","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"500.0","yoyChange":"-11.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"562.0","yoyChange":"-4.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"586.0","yoyChange":"-5.0%"},{"year":"2010","value":"617.0","yoyChange":"-5.4%"},{"year":"2009","value":"652.0","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"673.0","yoyChange":"-4.8%"},{"year":"2007","value":"707.0","yoyChange":"-3.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"730.0","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2005","value":"749.0","yoyChange":"-4.8%"},{"year":"2004","value":"787.0","yoyChange":"-3.7%"},{"year":"2003","value":"817.0","yoyChange":"-6.5%"},{"year":"2002","value":"874.0","yoyChange":"-6.6%"},{"year":"2001","value":"936.0","yoyChange":"-21.0%"},{"year":"2000","value":"1185.0","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"1999","value":"1144.0","yoyChange":"+45.9%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of domestically-incorporated companies listed on the main national stock exchange(s) of France from 1990 to present. 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 2018. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2018 (44 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1,185 companies in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 218 in 1994. The latest reading of 457 in 2018 represents a change of -8."}]}