Sweden - Ease of doing business

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) in Sweden was 8.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 8.98 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 2009.

Definition: New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations registered in the calendar year.

Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/entrepreneurship).

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Year Value
2006 4.03
2007 4.68
2008 4.57
2009 4.00
2010 5.67
2011 7.16
2012 6.39
2013 6.37
2014 6.83
2015 7.37
2016 7.99
2017 7.72
2018 7.19
2019 7.26
2020 8.98

Time to obtain an electrical connection (days)

Definition: The average wait, in days, experienced to obtain an electrical connection from the day an establishment applies for it to the day it receives the service.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2014 24.30
2020 17.50

Power outages in firms in a typical month (number)

Definition: Power outages are the average number of power outages that establishments experience in a typical month.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2020 0.000

Firms experiencing electrical outages (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms experiencing electrical outages during the previous fiscal year.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2020 38.10

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Sweden was 52.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 52.00 in 2009.

Definition: Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2009 52.00
2010 52.00
2011 52.00
2012 52.00
2013 52.00
2014 52.00
2015 52.00
2016 52.00
2017 52.00
2018 52.00
2019 52.00

Firms visited or required meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms that were visited or required to meet with tax officials.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2014 8.90
2020 6.50

Firms that spend on R&D (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms that spend on research and development.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2014 29.90
2020 15.50

Firms experiencing losses due to theft and vandalism (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms experiencing losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism or arson that occurred on the establishment's premises.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2014 39.80
2020 33.80

Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Definition: Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials is the percentage of firms that answered positively to the question "was a gift or informal payment expected or requested during a meeting with tax officials?"

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2014 0.300
2020 0.000

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Sweden was 35.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 36.90 in 2006, while its lowest value was 35.40 in 2010.

Definition: Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 36.90
2006 36.90
2007 36.40
2008 36.40
2009 36.60
2010 35.40
2011 35.40
2012 35.40
2013 35.40
2014 35.40
2015 35.40
2016 35.40
2017 35.40
2018 35.40
2019 35.40

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Sweden was 0.600 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.600 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.600 in 2005.

Definition: Other taxes payable by businesses include the amounts paid for property taxes, turnover taxes, and other small taxes such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 0.600
2006 0.600
2007 0.600
2008 0.600
2009 0.600
2010 0.600
2011 0.600
2012 0.600
2013 0.600
2014 0.600
2015 0.600
2016 0.600
2017 0.600
2018 0.600
2019 0.600

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Sweden was 13.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 16.80 in 2008, while its lowest value was 13.10 in 2014.

Definition: Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 16.60
2006 16.60
2007 16.80
2008 16.80
2009 16.70
2010 16.00
2011 16.00
2012 16.00
2013 16.00
2014 13.10
2015 13.10
2016 13.10
2017 13.10
2018 13.10
2019 13.10

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment