Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Sweden
Explore more than 1,173,067 Sweden-based companies available in the HitHorizons database and see top industries and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.
According to our database, a total of more than 1,173,067 businesses are registered in Sweden . That represents 2.58% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Sweden-based companies have a share of 2.28% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 1.07% of all EU employees.
Sweden: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (479,294 companies in total), followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (190,716) and Unknown industry (184,200).
Sweden: TOP Industries 1,173,067 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 479,294 40.9% | 479,294 | 40.9% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 190,716 16.3% | 190,716 | 16.3% | ||
| Unknown industry 184,200 15.7% | 184,200 | 15.7% | ||
| Retail Trade 87,043 7.4% | 87,043 | 7.4% | ||
| Construction 82,148 7.0% | 82,148 | 7.0% | ||
| Manufacturing 46,832 4.0% | 46,832 | 4.0% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 42,453 3.6% | 42,453 | 3.6% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 31,268 2.7% | 31,268 | 2.7% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 26,914 2.3% | 26,914 | 2.3% | ||
| Public Sector 1,474 0.1% | 1,474 | 0.1% | ||
| Mining 725 0.1% | 725 | 0.1% |
Sweden: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC Code) is used to assign companies to specific industries. According to our database, the top 3 SIC Codes for Sweden are Non classified establishment (15.7%), Real property lessor (11.43%) and Membership organization (6.61%).
Sweden: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 1,173,067 registered companies
Sweden: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Sweden generated € 1,975,336,019,857 in sales, which represents 2.28% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Sweden: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 1,173,067 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | AB Volvo € 49.13B 2.49% | € 49.13B | 2.49% | |
| 2. | Volvo Car AB € 35.5B 1.8% | € 35.5B | 1.8% | |
| 3. | Vattenfall AB € 21.3B 1.08% | € 21.3B | 1.08% | |
| 4. | H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB € 20.98B 1.06% | € 20.98B | 1.06% | |
| 5. | Scania AB € 15.11B 0.77% | € 15.11B | 0.77% | |
| 6. | Astrazeneca AB € 13.58B 0.69% | € 13.58B | 0.69% | |
| 7. | Essity AB (publ) € 13.08B 0.66% | € 13.08B | 0.66% | |
| 8. | Preem AB € 12.24B 0.62% | € 12.24B | 0.62% | |
| 9. | ICA Gruppen AB € 12.11B 0.61% | € 12.11B | 0.61% | |
| 10. | Securitas AB € 11.84B 0.6% | € 11.84B | 0.6% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 204.9B | 10.37% |
Sweden: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 4,147,171 people, which represents 1.07% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is Volvo Personvagnar AB (10,000), followed by Frilans Finans Sverige AB (5,000) and Södersjukhuset AB (5,000).
Sweden: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 1,173,067 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Volvo Personvagnar AB 10,000 0.24% | 10,000 | 0.24% | |
| 2. | Frilans Finans Sverige AB 5,000 0.12% | 5,000 | 0.12% | |
| 3. | Södersjukhuset AB 5,000 0.12% | 5,000 | 0.12% | |
| 4. | NCC Sverige AB 4,000 0.1% | 4,000 | 0.1% | |
| 5. | Danderyds Sjukhus AB 4,000 0.1% | 4,000 | 0.1% | |
| 6. | Danderyds Sjukhus AB 4,000 0.1% | 4,000 | 0.1% | |
| 7. | Stockholms Universitet 4,000 0.1% | 4,000 | 0.1% | |
| 8. | SAAB AB 4,000 0.1% | 4,000 | 0.1% | |
| 9. | Nordea Bank Abp, Filial i Sverige 4,000 0.1% | 4,000 | 0.1% | |
| 10. | Scandi Standard AB (Publ) 3,200 0.08% | 3,200 | 0.08% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 47,200 | 1.14% |
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