Norway vs Sweden: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

Norway
62,388 Enterprises
in 2024
Sweden
70,611 Enterprises
in 2024
Norway rank
15th
Sweden rank
14th

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 70,611 Enterprises against 62,388 Enterprises in Norway, a difference of 8,223 Enterprises.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 14th of 23 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 49,692 Enterprises 48,517 Enterprises 1,175 Enterprises Norway
2010s 57,790 Enterprises 69,746 Enterprises 11,956 Enterprises Sweden
2020s 70,121 Enterprises 72,241 Enterprises 2,121 Enterprises Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, Norway or Sweden?
Sweden, at 70,611 Enterprises against 62,388 Enterprises in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between Norway and Sweden?
8,223 Enterprises, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
Norway ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 14th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business entries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business entries
Unit
Enterprises
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
178 places, 3,886 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Timely Indicators of Entrepreneurship have become integral part of business statistics offering of most OECD member countries and beyond. It supplements more complete annual datasets (e.g. Business Demography, Structural Business Statistics by Size class) with more timely monthly or quarterly information on a limited number of indicators.Data are broken down whenever available byeconomic activity according to International Standard Industrial Classification, Revision 4 (ISIC Rev.4): ISIC Rev. 4 at the level of sections (letters) and higher aggregates, most often covering the total economy, geographic area at country and TL2 level of the OECD Territorial grids, legal form into three main groups: Limited liability (LL), Partnership (PA) and Sole proprietorship (SP). With very few exceptions, series are not seasonally or calendar adjusted, so care should be taken in interpreting sub-annual changes. Timely Indicators of Entrepreneurship provide valuable information to policy makers and researchers on most recent trends in business dynamics.Related datasets:Employer Business Demography Statistics,Business Demography Statistics,Structural Business Statistics by Size Class.