{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gb-listed-companies-count","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-listed-companies-count","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-listed-companies-count/","title":"United Kingdom Number of Listed Domestic Companies (2022)","description":"United Kingdom's Number of Listed Domestic Companies: 1,606 companies in 2022, -2.4% YoY. World Bank (CM.MKT.LDOM.NO), 1975–2022.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","World Bank","United Kingdom","2022"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Kingdom","temporal_coverage":"1975/2022","unit":"companies","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2022","variable_measured":"United Kingdom 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=GB"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1975–2022"},{"label":"Observations","value":"42"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Kingdom"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Kingdom (2022)","value":"1,606","unit":"companies","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.4%","unit":"companies"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"42","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Kingdom Number of Listed Domestic Companies"}],"observation_count":42,"observations":[{"period":"1975","value":2820},{"period":"1976","value":2568},{"period":"1977","value":2853},{"period":"1978","value":2795},{"period":"1979","value":2722},{"period":"1980","value":2659},{"period":"1981","value":2403},{"period":"1982","value":2279},{"period":"1983","value":2217},{"period":"1984","value":2171},{"period":"1985","value":2116},{"period":"1986","value":2101},{"period":"1987","value":2061},{"period":"1988","value":1993},{"period":"1989","value":1955},{"period":"1990","value":1946},{"period":"1991","value":2027},{"period":"1992","value":1918},{"period":"1993","value":1927},{"period":"1994","value":1747},{"period":"1995","value":1971},{"period":"1996","value":2041},{"period":"1997","value":2046},{"period":"1998","value":2399},{"period":"1999","value":2292},{"period":"2000","value":2428},{"period":"2001","value":2438},{"period":"2002","value":2405},{"period":"2003","value":2311},{"period":"2004","value":2486},{"period":"2005","value":2757},{"period":"2006","value":2913},{"period":"2007","value":2588},{"period":"2008","value":2415},{"period":"2009","value":2179},{"period":"2010","value":2105},{"period":"2011","value":1987},{"period":"2012","value":1879},{"period":"2013","value":1857},{"period":"2014","value":1858},{"period":"2021","value":1646},{"period":"2022","value":1606}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"companies"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2022","value":"1606.0","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1646.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2014","value":"1858.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1857.0","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1879.0","yoyChange":"-5.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"1987.0","yoyChange":"-5.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2105.0","yoyChange":"-3.4%"},{"year":"2009","value":"2179.0","yoyChange":"-9.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"2415.0","yoyChange":"-6.7%"},{"year":"2007","value":"2588.0","yoyChange":"-11.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"2913.0","yoyChange":"+5.7%"},{"year":"2005","value":"2757.0","yoyChange":"+10.9%"},{"year":"2004","value":"2486.0","yoyChange":"+7.6%"},{"year":"2003","value":"2311.0","yoyChange":"-3.9%"},{"year":"2002","value":"2405.0","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2001","value":"2438.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2000","value":"2428.0","yoyChange":"+5.9%"},{"year":"1999","value":"2292.0","yoyChange":"-4.5%"},{"year":"1998","value":"2399.0","yoyChange":"+17.3%"},{"year":"1997","value":"2046.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"}]},"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 United Kingdom 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 2022. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2022 (42 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2,913 companies in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,606 in 2022. The latest reading of 1,606 in 2022 represents a change of -40."}]}