| What these Statistics Show |
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The various sets of statistics that you can download from the links below provide clear evidence of the globalisation of the world's capital markets and of the need for global financial reporting standards.
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| Data on Cross-Border Capital Markets | File Name | Website Source |
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| Number of Companies Listed on 52 Major World Stock Exchanges
With domestic and foreign split, at 31 December 2009. These 52 exchanges have nearly 45,000 companies listed of which about 3,100 are foreign (cross-border) listings. | wfeintl.pdf (20k)
wfeintl.xls (38k) | World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) |
Non-US Companies Listed on New York Stock Exchange:
- 424 companies from 45 jurisdictions at 20 December 2007 [NYSE website does not have this data starting 2008]
| nyseintl.pdf (121k) | New York Stock Exchange |
Non-US Companies Listed on New York Stock Exchange:
- Non-US Additions to New York Stock Exchange 2000-2007
| nysenonusadditions.pdf (40k) | New York Stock Exchange |
| Non-US Companies Listed on NASDAQ Market
303 companies from 35 jurisdictions at 12 August 2008. [NASDAQ website no longer has this data] | nasdintl.pdf (31k) | NASDAQ |
Non-US Companies Registered with the SEC:
- 1,024 companies from 50 jurisdictions at 31 December 2008
- 1,058 companies from 52 jurisdictions at 31 December 2007
- 1,145 companies from 53 jurisdictions at 31 December 2006
- 1,236 companies from 53 jurisdictions at 31 December 2005
- 1,240 companies from 55 jurisdictions at 31 December 2004
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Non-US Companies Registered with the SEC:
- Alphabetical Listing of Companies at 31 Dec 2008
| secforeignalpha2008.pdf (148k) | SEC Website |
Non-US Companies Registered with the SEC:
- Geographic Listing of Companies at 31 Dec 2008
| secforeigngeographic2008.pdf (153k) | SEC Website |
Non-US Companies Registered with the SEC:
- Listing by US Trading Market at 31 Dec 2008
| secforeignmarket2008.pdf (37k) | SEC Website |
Non-US Companies Registered with the SEC:
- Geographic Summary by Jurisdiction of Incorporation at 31 Dec 2008
| secforeignsummary2008.pdf (21k) | SEC Website |
Non-US Companies Registered with the SEC:
- Additional 684 foreign companies whose securities trade in the US claiming exemption from SEC registration because they are registered in, and file comparable information in, their home jurisdiction or another jurisdiction, at 21 June 2005 (latest data available)
| secforeignexempt2005june.pdf (399k) | SEC Website |
| Non-UK Companies Listed on London Stock Exchange
Main Board and AIM, 708 companies from 67 jurisdictions at 30 November 2007 [latest data available]. | lonintl.pdf (85k) | London Stock Exchange |
| Accounting standards by Prime Standard companies listed on Deutsche-Boerse
Accounting standards applied as of 30 June 2006 (based on the annual reports 2005) | 0606deutscheboerese.xls (57k) | Deutsche Boerse |
| US Holdings of Foreign Securities:
Source: US Treasury Department, preliminary data released 30 August 2009 (US$ billion)
| Type of Security | 31 Dec 2007 | 31 Dec 2008 |
| Long-term Securities | 6,855 | 4,009 |
| – Equity | – 5,248 | – 2,748 |
| – Long-term debt | – 1,607 | – 1,261 |
| Short-term debt securities | 357 | 282 |
| Total | 7,212 | 4,291 |
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US Treasury Department Preliminary Report (PDF 20k)
| US Treasury Department Website |
| Foreign Holdings of US Securities:
Source: US Treasury Department, data released April 2009 (US$ billion)
| Type of Security | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2008 |
| Long-term Securities | 9,136 | 9,463 |
| – Equity | – 3,130 | – 2,969 |
| – Long-term debt | – 6,007 | – 6,494 |
| Short-term debt securities | 635 | 858 |
| Total | 9,772 | 10,322 |
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US Treasury Department Preliminary Report (PDF 977k)
| US Treasury Department Website |
| Cross Border Lending in OECD Member Jurisdictions:
2000-2003 averages (source BIS and IMF)
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Foreign Share of Cross Border Loans (GIF 14k)
Foreign Banks Penetration in Domestic Loan Market (GIF 12k)
| OECD Website |
| Data on Global Business Enterprises | File Name | Website Source |
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| Fortune 2009 Global 500 | Website Link Only | Fortune |
The UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2008
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Includes data on world trade, investment, and international financial flows | 2008unctadstatistics.pdf (2,881k) | UNCTAD |
World Investment Report 2009
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Includes data on foreign direct investment, cross-border mergers, large transnational companies, focus this year on agriculture | worldinv2009.pdf (7,074k) | UNCTAD |
World Investment Report 2008
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Includes data on foreign direct investment, cross-border mergers, large transnational companies, focus this year on infrastructure | worldinv2008.pdf (4,471k) | UNCTAD |
World Investment Report 2007
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Includes data on foreign direct investment, cross-border mergers, large transnational companies, focus this year on extractive industries | worldinv2007.pdf (4,926k) | UNCTAD |
| Global Statistics on Transnational Corporations, Trade, Finance, etc. | Website Link | UNCTAD Globstat |
| International Trade Statistics 2007 | Website Link Only | World Trade Organization |
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