Sweden: bankruptcies after COVID-19/inflation 2023

In November 2023, 700 bankruptcies were registered in Sweden. This was even higher than immediately after COVID-19 hit in April 2020, when 578 bankruptcies were reported. The increasing number of bankruptcies in 2022 and 2023 must be seen in relation with the increasing inflation rates. The construction industry reported the highest number of bankruptcies.

The first case of the coronavirus in Sweden was confirmed on February 4, 2020. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

Number of bankruptcies after the coronavirus outbreak in Sweden from March 2020 to November 2023, by industry

Characteristic	Construction	Law, economics, science and technology	Restaurant and hotel	Retail	Information and communication	Wholesale	Transportation	Trade in motor vehicles and service	Surveillance, real estate services, office services, etc.	Other service companies and companies for personal services, etc.
Nov 23	197	104	78	102	46	47	35	32	26	33
Jun 23	145	77	91	73	38	49	43	44	32	23
Nov 22	150	74	91	85	27	49	36	46	32	22
May 22	100	53	36	60	22	29	29	23	17	22
Jan 22**	79	35	43	46	16	34	15	17	14	13
Dec 21	114	61	48	52	21	30	23	20	26	22
Sep 21*	83	35	43	42	18	29	40	21	15	18
Jul 21*	65	45	40	39	23	22	28	17	17	18
May 21	115	49	57	48	18	31	23	16	8	20
Mar 21	104	61	58	48	22	34	31	18	26	16
Jan 21	102	51	56	55	16	28	23	19	19	15
Dec 20	125	67	59	54	21	57	33	25	21	16
Oct 20	90	44	55	57	24	29	31	16	21	11
Aug 20	63	28	24	33	14	24	24	16	10	7
Jun 20	90	67	60	52	36	33	30	26	17	10
Apr 20	119	80	99	88	28	55	34	24	26	25
Mar 20	125	72	78	58	25	41	43	18	25	20

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Release date

December 2023

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Region

Sweden

Survey time period

March 2020 to November 2023

Special properties

Incl. stock companies, trade and limited liability companies, and individual business operations

Supplementary notes

*Surveillance, real estate etc. is listed as 'employment service and leasing companies' in this month.

**Real estate activities instead of other service companies etc. this month.

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