{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ng-listed-companies-count","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-listed-companies-count","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-listed-companies-count/","title":"Nigeria Number of Listed Domestic Companies (2025)","description":"Nigeria's Number of Listed Domestic Companies: 165 companies in 2025, -2.4% YoY. World Bank (CM.MKT.LDOM.NO), 1993–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","World Bank","Nigeria","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Nigeria","temporal_coverage":"1993/2025","unit":"companies","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Nigeria 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=NG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1993–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"29"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Nigeria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Nigeria (2025)","value":"165","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":"29","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Nigeria Number of Listed Domestic Companies"}],"observation_count":29,"observations":[{"period":"1993","value":174},{"period":"1994","value":177},{"period":"1995","value":181},{"period":"1996","value":183},{"period":"1997","value":182},{"period":"1998","value":186},{"period":"1999","value":194},{"period":"2004","value":206},{"period":"2005","value":215},{"period":"2006","value":201},{"period":"2007","value":211},{"period":"2008","value":212},{"period":"2009","value":214},{"period":"2010","value":215},{"period":"2011","value":196},{"period":"2012","value":189},{"period":"2013","value":188},{"period":"2014","value":188},{"period":"2015","value":183},{"period":"2016","value":169},{"period":"2017","value":166},{"period":"2018","value":164},{"period":"2019","value":180},{"period":"2020","value":177},{"period":"2021","value":174},{"period":"2022","value":173},{"period":"2023","value":172},{"period":"2024","value":169},{"period":"2025","value":165}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"companies"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"165.00","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2024","value":"169.00","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"172.00","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"173.00","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2021","value":"174.00","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"177.00","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"180.00","yoyChange":"+9.8%"},{"year":"2018","value":"164.00","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"166.00","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"169.00","yoyChange":"-7.7%"},{"year":"2015","value":"183.00","yoyChange":"-2.7%"},{"year":"2014","value":"188.00","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"188.00","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2012","value":"189.00","yoyChange":"-3.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"196.00","yoyChange":"-8.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"215.00","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2009","value":"214.00","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2008","value":"212.00","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2007","value":"211.00","yoyChange":"+5.0%"},{"year":"2006","value":"201.00","yoyChange":"-6.5%"}]},"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 Nigeria 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 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1993–2025 (29 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 215 companies in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 164 in 2018. The latest reading of 165 in 2025 represents a change of -4."}]}