Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) in Sweden

Sweden: Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) was 587 in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
587
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
11th
of 34 countries
All-time high
753
in 2012
All-time low
587
in 2020
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) in Sweden, 2005–2020

02004006008002005201220202005: 7282006: 7402007: 6682008: 6862009: 6992010: 7502011: 7512012: 7532013: 7492014: 7402015: 7322016: 7212017: 7362018: 6032019: 5972020: 587

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 587 for industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e) in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e) in Sweden peaked at 753 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 587, in 2020.

Sweden ranks 11th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 704.2 668 740 5
2010s 713.2 597 753 10
2020s 587 587 587 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 9 France 1,002 compare
  2. 10 Finland 887 compare
  3. 12 Netherlands, The 583 compare
  4. 13 Greece 560 compare
  5. 14 Ireland 452 compare

See the full ranking of 37 places β†’

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All data for Sweden β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e) in Sweden?
Industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e) in Sweden was 587 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e) recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 753 in 2012.
What is the lowest industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e) recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 587 in 2020.
How does Sweden rank for industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e)?
Sweden ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e) rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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 Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) (2005-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) (2005-2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 506 data points, 2005–2020
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