Nigeria (2025)
165
companies
-4 YoY
YoY Change
-4
companies
Trend
down
Series length
29
years of data

Data

YearcompaniesYoY Change
2025165-4
2024169-3
2023172-1
2022173-1
2021174-3
2020177-3
2019180+16
2018164-2
2017166-3
2016169-14
2015183-5
2014188+0
2013188-1
2012189-7
2011196-19
2010215+1
2009214+2
2008212+1
2007211+10
2006201n/a

About this Dataset

Nigeria recorded 165.0 companies in 2025. The most recent year-on-year change was -4.0. The historical series (1990–2025) shows a peak of 215.0 in 2005 and a trough of 164.0 in 2018.

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 nigeria number of listed domestic companies in Nigeria, 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 215.0 companies in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 164.0 in 2018. The latest reading of 165.0 in 2025 represents a year-on-year change of -4.0.