Starting a business - Score in Sweden
Sweden: Starting a business - Score was 93.11 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Sweden, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Sweden is 93.11, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Sweden peaked at 94.67 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 90.67, in 2003.
That places Sweden 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Starting a business - Score in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 90.67 | — |
| 2004 | 90.77 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.89 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.97 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.14 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.2 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.31 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.16 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 92.21 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.26 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 92.28 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.29 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.61 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 94.64 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.67 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.09 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 93.11 | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 93.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 93.11 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.99 | 90.67 | 91.31 | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.13 | 92.16 | 94.67 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 36 Tajikistan 93.23 compare
- 37 France 93.15 compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 93.14 compare
- 40 Russia 93.06 compare
- 41 Slovenia 93.03 compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 93.02 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)
- 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 - score in Sweden?
- Starting a business - score in Sweden was 93.11 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 94.67 in 2017.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.67 in 2003.
- How does Sweden rank for starting a business - score?
- Sweden ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.