Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Sweden
Sweden: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 4 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Sweden, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men in Sweden stood at 4 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Sweden peaked at 4 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3 number, in 2003.
That places Sweden 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 number | 3 number | 3 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.2 number | 3 number | 4 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 140 China 4.55 number compare
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- 141 Congo, Dem. Rep. 4 number compare
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- 141 Kazakhstan 4 number compare
- 141 Kyrgyz Republic 4 number compare
- 141 Latvia 4 number compare
- 141 Lithuania 4 number compare
- 141 Mauritania 4 number compare
- 141 Mauritius 4 number compare
- 141 Morocco 4 number compare
- 141 Netherlands 4 number compare
- 141 Niger 4 number compare
- 141 Norway 4 number compare
- 141 Oman 4 number compare
- 141 Samoa 4 number compare
- 141 Senegal 4 number compare
- 141 Tonga 4 number compare
- 141 United Kingdom 4 number compare
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)
- Commercial service exports 131.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 11.8% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 74.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Sweden?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Sweden was 4 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 number in 2003.
- How does Sweden rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Sweden ranks 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures for men records all the procedures required in practice for five male married entrepreneurs to start and operate a local limited liability company. A procedure is de?ned as any interaction of the company founders with external parties. Both pre- and post-incorporation procedures that are officially required or commonly done in practice are recorded.