South Korea Number of Listed Domestic Companies (2025)
South Korea's Number of Listed Domestic Companies: 2,653 companies in 2025, +54 YoY. World Bank (CM.MKT.LDOM.NO), 1990–2025.
South Korea (2025)
2,653
companies
+54 YoY
YoY Change
+54
companies
Trend
up
Series length
35
years of data
Data
| Year | companies | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,653 | +54 |
| 2024 | 2,599 | +63 |
| 2023 | 2,536 | +90 |
| 2022 | 2,446 | +63 |
| 2021 | 2,383 | +65 |
| 2020 | 2,318 | +56 |
| 2019 | 2,262 | +76 |
| 2018 | 2,186 | +72 |
| 2017 | 2,114 | +75 |
| 2016 | 2,039 | +91 |
| 2015 | 1,948 | +99 |
| 2014 | 1,849 | +51 |
| 2013 | 1,798 | +31 |
| 2012 | 1,767 | -32 |
| 2011 | 1,799 | +18 |
| 2010 | 1,781 | +3 |
| 2009 | 1,778 | -11 |
| 2008 | 1,789 | +34 |
| 2007 | 1,755 | +66 |
| 2006 | 1,689 | n/a |
About this Dataset
South Korea recorded 2653.0 companies in 2025. The most recent year-on-year change was +54.0. The historical series (1990–2025) shows a peak of 2653.0 in 2025 and a trough of 686.0 in 1991.
Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.
The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
This indicator tracks south korea number of listed domestic companies in South Korea, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2025 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 2653.0 companies in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 686.0 in 1991. The latest reading of 2653.0 in 2025 represents a year-on-year change of +54.0.