Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Sweden

Sweden: Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) was 113,084 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
113,084
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
15th
of 34 countries
All-time high
129,943
in 2007
All-time low
112,205
in 2019
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Sweden, 2005–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k2005201220202005: 127.0k2006: 129.1k2007: 129.9k2008: 124.3k2009: 124.1k2010: 127.2k2011: 129.3k2012: 128.9k2013: 127.0k2014: 127.7k2015: 127.9k2016: 128.0k2017: 127.3k2018: 113.2k2019: 112.2k2020: 113.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 113,084 for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in 2020.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Sweden peaked at 129,943 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 112,205, in 2019.

Sweden ranks 15th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020) in Sweden, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 127,044
2006 129,144 +1.7%
2007 129,943 +0.6%
2008 124,333 -4.3%
2009 124,057 -0.2%
2010 127,180 +2.5%
2011 129,253 +1.6%
2012 128,910 -0.3%
2013 127,047 -1.4%
2014 127,747 +0.6%
2015 127,894 +0.1%
2016 127,965 +0.1%
2017 127,309 -0.5%
2018 113,177 -11.1%
2019 112,205 -0.9%
2020 113,084 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 126,904 124,057 129,943 5
2010s 124,869 112,205 129,253 10
2020s 113,084 113,084 113,084 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 12 Belgium 144,610 compare
  2. 13 Bulgaria 138,125 compare
  3. 14 Hungary 137,046 compare
  4. 16 Slovakia 102,841 compare
  5. 17 Austria 76,938 compare
  6. 18 Lithuania 56,007 compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Sweden?
Distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Sweden was 113,084 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 129,943 in 2007.
What is the lowest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 112,205 in 2019.
How does Sweden rank for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g)?
Sweden ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 520 data points, 2005–2020
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