India (2025)
8,510
companies
+218.4% YoY
YoY Change
+218.4%
companies
Trend
up
Series length
43
years of data

Data

India Number of Listed Domestic Companies (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year companies YoY Change
2025 8,510 +218.4%
2024 2,673 +12.8%
2023 2,370 +9.3%
2022 2,168 +5.6%
2021 2,053 +4.6%
2020 1,962 +0.4%
2019 1,955 -72.0%
2018 6,988 +24.5%
2017 5,615 -3.5%
2016 5,820 -0.3%
2015 5,835 +5.3%
2014 5,541 +4.7%
2013 5,294 +2.0%
2012 5,191 +1.5%
2011 5,112 +1.5%
2010 5,034 +1.6%
2009 4,955 +0.7%
2008 4,921 +0.7%
2007 4,887 +1.9%
2006 4,796 +0.7%

About this Dataset

India recorded 8,510 companies in 2025. The latest change was +5,837. Across 1983–2025 the series ranges from 1,151 in 1983 to 8,510 in 2025.

This page tracks the number of domestically-incorporated companies listed on the main national stock exchange(s) of India from 1990 to present. This measures capital market breadth and listing activity.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the number of domestically-incorporated companies listed on the main national stock exchange(s) of India from 1990 to present. This measures capital market breadth and listing activity. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

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 1983–2025 (43 observations).

The series peaked at 8,510 companies in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,151 in 1983. The latest reading of 8,510 in 2025 represents a change of +5,837.