Share of people who report having intentions to start business in Sweden

Sweden: Share of people who report having intentions to start business was 8.08 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
8.08
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
57th
of 66 countries
All-time high
14.27
in 2005
All-time low
8.08
in 2017
Years of data
14
2002–2017

Share of people who report having intentions to start business in Sweden, 2002–2017

0510152002200920172002: 12.52003: 12.72004: 102005: 14.32006: 9.32007: 92010: 8.52011: 9.82012: 112013: 9.52014: 8.52015: 8.42016: 8.42017: 8.1

Source: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2017, share of people who report having intentions to start business in Sweden stood at 8.08. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people who report having intentions to start business in Sweden peaked at 14.27 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.08, in 2017.

Sweden ranks 57th of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Share of people who report having intentions to start business in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Share of people who report having intentions to start business in Sweden, 2002 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2002 12.52
2003 12.68 +1.3%
2004 10.04 -20.8%
2005 14.27 +42.1%
2006 9.29 -34.9%
2007 9 -3.1%
2010 8.53 -5.2%
2011 9.78 +14.7%
2012 10.96 +12.1%
2013 9.53 -13.0%
2014 8.47 -11.1%
2015 8.44 -0.4%
2016 8.36 -0.9%
2017 8.08 -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.3 9 14.27 6
2010s 9.02 8.08 10.96 8

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 54 Singapore 9.44 compare
  2. 55 Slovakia 9.04 compare
  3. 56 Netherlands 8.11 compare
  4. 58 United Kingdom 7.27 compare
  5. 59 Germany 7.22 compare
  6. 60 Greece 7.12 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of people who report having intentions to start business in Sweden?
Share of people who report having intentions to start business in Sweden was 8.08 in 2017, according to Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of people who report having intentions to start business recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 14.27 in 2005.
What is the lowest share of people who report having intentions to start business recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 8.08 in 2017.
How does Sweden rank for share of people who report having intentions to start business?
Sweden ranks 57th out of 66 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of people who report having intentions to start business rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who report having intentions to start business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of people who report having intentions to start business
Source
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
66 places, 706 data points, 2002–2017
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Percentage of 18-64 population who intend to start a business within three years (individuals already involved in any stage of entrepreneurial activity excluded) plotted against GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.