Starting a business: Minimum capital in Sweden
Sweden: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 10.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Sweden, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: minimum capital in Sweden is 10.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Sweden peaked at 38.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2019.
Sweden ranks 26th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 38.5% | — |
| 2004 | 36.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -48.4% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 28.5% | 38.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.5% | 14.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More private sector data for Sweden
- Merchandise trade 61.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 200.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 208.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 19,660 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Sweden?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Sweden was 10.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Sweden ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The paid-in minimum capital requirement re?ects the amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a third-party before registration or up to three months after incorporation. It is calculated as percentage of income per capita. Any legal limitation of the company’s operations or decisions related to the payment of the minimum capital requirement is recorded. In case the legal minimum capital is provided per share, it is assumed 5 shareholders own the company and the legal minimum capital is multiplied by 5 shares. If an economy requires a minimum capital but allows businesses to pay only a part of it before registration, only this part is recorded.