Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Sweden
Sweden: Starting a business: Time - Men was 7.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Sweden, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Sweden is 7.5 days, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Sweden peaked at 16 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7 days, in 2015.
That places Sweden 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Sweden, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16 days | — |
| 2004 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 days | -56.2% |
| 2016 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.5 days | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5 days | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 7.5 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 91% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 7.5 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16 days | 16 days | 16 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.6 days | 7 days | 16 days | 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: time - men in Sweden?
- Starting a business: time - men in Sweden was 7.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 16 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 days in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Sweden ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Men (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for men captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five male married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.