Business Dynamics: Sweden

May 2023

In 2022, Sweden maintained high business freedom and an attractive investment climate, placing it among the best locations to conduct business. Strong infrastructure and a high digitalisation level, along with supportive tax policies for R&D enterprises, also place Sweden among the most innovative countries globally. However, the number of financially constrained companies is growing, due to soaring inflation and high interest rates. Moreover, labour markets are tight and face increasing skills

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Business Dynamics: Sweden

HEADLINES

Sweden maintains its high Business Freedom ranking
Proportion of financially constrained firms in Sweden doubles over 2021-2022
Labour Freedom pillar ranking improved in 2022
Swedish government invests in the country’s infrastructure
Sweden’s R&D investments in line with regional peers
Chart 1 Operational and Legal Environment Key Indicators
Chart 2 Index of Economic Freedom Ranking by Pillar in Sweden and Regional Comparison 2022
Chart 3 Index of Economic Freedom Ranking 2017-2022
Chart 4 Index of Economic Freedom: Judicial Effectiveness Pillar Rank in Sweden and Regional Comparison 2017-2022
Chart 5 Index of Economic Freedom: Government Integrity Pillar Rank in Sweden and Regional Comparison 2017-2022
Chart 6 Corruption Perceptions Ranking: Sweden and Regional Comparison 2017-2022
Chart 7 Key Financial and Investment Indicators
Chart 8 Index of Economic Freedom: Property Rights Pillar Rank in Sweden and Regional Comparison 2017-2022
Chart 9 Bank Claims on the Private Sector as % of GDP 2017-2022
Chart 10 Bank Nonperforming Loans to Total Gross Loans 2017-2022
Chart 11 Key Skills and Labour Indicators
Chart 12 Population Aged 15+ with Higher Education 2017-2022
Chart 13 Education Indicators 2022
Chart 14 Number of University Graduates by Programme 2022
Chart 15 Employment by Age 2022
Chart 16 Employment by Gender 2022
Chart 17 Youth Unemployment Rate 2017-2022
Chart 18 Labour Structure Change 2017-2022
Chart 19 Labour Structure Comparison 2022
Chart 20 Self Employed as % of Total Employed Population 2022
Chart 21 Index of Economic Freedom: Labour Pillar Rank in Sweden and Regional Comparison 2017-2022
Chart 22 Wage per Hour in Manufacturing Sector 2017-2022
Chart 23 Labour Market Regulations in Sweden and Regional Comparison 2022
Chart 24 Key Infrastructure Indicators
Chart 25 Index of Economic Freedom: Trade Freedom Pillar Rank in Sweden and Regional Comparison 2017-2022
Chart 26 The Top Four Largest Sweden’s Export Categories 2017-2022
Chart 27 Turnover of Transport and Storage Industry by Category in Sweden 2022
Chart 28 Transportation Mode Indicators in Sweden and Regional Comparison
Chart 29 Road Infrastructure 2022
Chart 30 Innovation and Digitalisation Key Indicators
Chart 31 Network Readiness Ranking by Pillar in Sweden and Regional Comparison 2022
Chart 32 Network Readiness Ranking for Sweden and Regional Comparison 2019-2022
Chart 33 Network Readiness Ranking: Technology Pillar for Sweden and Regional Comparison 2019-2022
Chart 34 Intellectual Property: Sweden Compared to Selected Regional Peers 2022
The 2022 Index of Economic Freedom
The Network Readiness Index (NRI) 2022
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