Time required to start a business in Sweden
Sweden: Time required to start a business was 7.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Sweden, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time required to start a business in Sweden is 7.5 days, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Sweden peaked at 16 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7 days, in 2015.
Sweden ranks 138th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start a business 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 8.5 days, 88% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 7.5 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25 days, 1.0× the median. (48 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 reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Sweden?
- Time required to start a business in Sweden was 7.5 days in 2019, according to Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start a business recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 16 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 days in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for time required to start a business?
- Sweden ranks 138th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business 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 Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start a business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.