Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Sweden
Explore more than 1,169,673 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 1,169,673 businesses are registered in Sweden . That represents 2.45% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Sweden-based companies have a share of 2.43% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 0.93% of all EU employees.
Sweden: TOP Industries
According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (474,097 companies in total), followed by Unknown industry (213,440) and Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (184,290).
Sweden: TOP Industries 1,169,673 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies |
Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 474,097 40.5% | 474,097 | 40.5% | ||
| Unknown industry 213,440 18.2% | 213,440 | 18.2% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 184,290 15.8% | 184,290 | 15.8% | ||
| Retail Trade 79,265 6.8% | 79,265 | 6.8% | ||
| Construction 78,583 6.7% | 78,583 | 6.7% | ||
| Manufacturing 44,495 3.8% | 44,495 | 3.8% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 38,368 3.3% | 38,368 | 3.3% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 29,993 2.6% | 29,993 | 2.6% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 24,649 2.1% | 24,649 | 2.1% | ||
| Public Sector 1,783 0.2% | 1,783 | 0.2% | ||
| Mining 710 0.1% | 710 | 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 (18.25%), Real property lessor (11.03%) and Membership organization (6.55%).
Sweden: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 1,169,673 registered companies
Sweden: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales
According to our database, companies registered in the Sweden generated € 2,128,304,482,604 in sales, which represents 2.43% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.
Sweden: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 1,169,673 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | AB Volvo € 47.61B 2.24% | € 47.61B | 2.24% | |
| 2. | Volvo Car AB € 36.17B 1.7% | € 36.17B | 1.7% | |
| 3. | Vattenfall AB € 22.19B 1.04% | € 22.19B | 1.04% | |
| 4. | H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB € 21.19B 1% | € 21.19B | 1% | |
| 5. | Astrazeneca AB € 20.19B 0.95% | € 20.19B | 0.95% | |
| 6. | Scania AB € 19.53B 0.92% | € 19.53B | 0.92% | |
| 7. | Atlas Copco AB € 15.98B 0.75% | € 15.98B | 0.75% | |
| 8. | Skanska AB € 15.95B 0.75% | € 15.95B | 0.75% | |
| 9. | Securitas AB € 14.63B 0.69% | € 14.63B | 0.69% | |
| 10. | ICA Gruppen AB € 14.21B 0.67% | € 14.21B | 0.67% | |
| Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies | € 227.7B | 10.7% |
Sweden: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees
According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 3,550,802 people, which represents 0.93% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is Volvo Personvagnar Aktiebolag (10,000), followed by Ericsson AB (5,000) and Stockholms Universitet (4,000).
Sweden: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 1,169,673 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Number of Employees | Market Share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Volvo Personvagnar Aktiebolag 10,000 0.28% | 10,000 | 0.28% | |
| 2. | Ericsson AB 5,000 0.14% | 5,000 | 0.14% | |
| 3. | Stockholms Universitet 4,000 0.11% | 4,000 | 0.11% | |
| 4. | TRATON AB 4,000 0.11% | 4,000 | 0.11% | |
| 5. | SAAB AB 4,000 0.11% | 4,000 | 0.11% | |
| 6. | Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan 4,000 0.11% | 4,000 | 0.11% | |
| 7. | Veteranpoolen AB 4,000 0.11% | 4,000 | 0.11% | |
| 8. | NCC Sverige AB 3,000 0.08% | 3,000 | 0.08% | |
| 9. | Swedbank AB 3,000 0.08% | 3,000 | 0.08% | |
| 10. | Connecting Stockholm AB 3,000 0.08% | 3,000 | 0.08% | |
| Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies | 44,000 | 1.24% |
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