Sweden is ranked 10 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Sweden improved to 10 in 2019 from 12 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Sweden averaged 12.08 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 18.00 in 2009 and a record low of 9.00 in 2010. source: World Bank



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Bankruptcies 935.00 864.00 Companies Feb 2026
Business Confidence 104.60 106.40 points Feb 2026
Industrial Inventories -5734.61 2751.95 SEK Million Dec 2025
Capacity Utilization 88.80 89.00 percent Sep 2025
Car Registrations 19341.00 16041.00 Units Feb 2026
Changes in Inventories -28672.00 11901.00 SEK Million Dec 2025
Corruption Index 80.00 80.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 6.00 8.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 16906.75 15397.17 Gigawatt-hour Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY 1.90 2.30 percent Jan 2026
Industrial Production MoM -5.70 3.90 percent Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production 2.20 2.20 percent Jan 2026
Mining Production -6.70 7.30 percent Jan 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 0.08 0.08 TWh Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 0.00 0.00 GWh/d Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 0.01 0.01 TWh Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 0.00 0.00 GWh/d Mar 2026
New Orders YoY 97.80 122.00 points Jan 2026


Ease of Doing Business in Sweden
The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
10.00 12.00 18.00 9.00 2008 - 2019 Yearly