Saudi Arabia (2025)
391
companies
+11.1% YoY
YoY Change
+11.1%
companies
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data

Data

Saudi Arabia Number of Listed Domestic Companies (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year companies YoY Change
2025 391 +11.1%
2024 352 +13.9%
2023 309 +14.9%
2022 269 +20.1%
2021 224 +8.2%
2020 207 +1.5%
2019 204 +2.0%
2018 200 +6.4%
2017 188 +6.8%
2016 176 +2.9%
2015 171 +1.2%
2014 169 +3.7%
2013 163 +3.2%
2012 158 +5.3%
2011 150 +2.7%
2010 146 +8.1%
2009 135 +6.3%
2008 127 +14.4%
2007 111 +29.1%
2006 86 +11.7%

About this Dataset

Saudi Arabia recorded 391 companies in 2025. The latest change was +39. Across 2002–2025 the series ranges from 68 in 2002 to 391 in 2025.

This page tracks the number of domestically-incorporated companies listed on the main national stock exchange(s) of Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia 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 2002–2025 (24 observations).

The series peaked at 391 companies in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 68 in 2002. The latest reading of 391 in 2025 represents a change of +39.