Sweden

Ease of Doing Business in

Sweden

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Sweden. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region OECD high income
Income Category High income
Population 9,394,130
GNI Per Capita (US$) 49,930.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
14 9 down -5
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 46 40 up -6
Dealing with Construction Permits 23 23 No change
Getting Electricity 8 6 up -2
Registering Property 19 16 up -3
Getting Credit 48 45 up -3
Protecting Investors 29 28 up -1
Paying Taxes 50 47 up -3
Trading Across Borders 8 7 up -1
Enforcing Contracts 54 52 up -2
Resolving Insolvency 19 18 up -1

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Starting a Business

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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

DB 2012 Rank 46 DB 2011 Rank 40 Change in Rank down-6
Indicator Sweden OECD high income OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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Procedures (number)
3 -- 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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Time (days)
15 -- 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
0.6 -- 4.7

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

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Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
14.0 -- 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain a written statement from a Swedish bank certifying that the total cash amount to be paid for shares has been deposited in an account 1 day no charge
2 Submit the application online to the Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket) and obtain the registration certificate 14 days for ordinary filings SEK 2200 and ordinary filings and electronic filings SEK 1900
* 3 Register with the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) 1 day, simultaneous with procedure 2 no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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