Business Climate Surveys

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This year's edition of Global business climate survey 2026

Swedish companies are proving resilient in 2026 despite geopolitical turbulence and a cautious global outlook. Optimism remains high in Asia-Pacific while European sentiment has edged up, with Ireland now in second place. Explore views from the ground in a record 41 markets worldwide.

Explore all our Business Climate Surveys

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Canada Business Climate Survey 2022

The 2022 Business Climate Survey has demonstrated the resilience of the Canadian market and highlighted a hopeful future for a wide variety of Swedish companies present in Canada. Canadian-Swedish trade relations grow stronger as the...

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Taiwan Business Climate Survey 2022

This year’s Business Climate Survey is the first product of the strengthened collaboration between Business Sweden and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Taipei. The report highlights a positive business climate for Swedish companies in...

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The United Kingdom Business Climate Survey 2022

The United Kingdom has many prominent industries, a thriving start-up scene and one of the most important financial hubs in the world, London. Thanks to low entry barriers and a large market size, there are a lot of opportunities in...

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Thailand Business Climate Survey 2022

Team Sweden has carried out the Business Climate Survey, calling on Swedish companies active in Thailand to report how they perceive economic and market conditions and comment on factors such as sustainability and innovation. Many...

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Malaysia Business Climate Survey 2022

Malaysia’s geographical location within the Indo-Pacific region, surrounded by fast-growing economies, along with its sustained track record of good rankings in ease-of-doing business, provides many promising business opportunities for...

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India Business Climate Survey 2022

Sweden and India work together in key strategic areas; with a growing emphasis on co-creating sustainable green and inclusive growth with innovation and creativity at the core. Welcome to the 2022 Business Climate Survey report...

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Italy Business Climate Survey 2022

The first Swedish company to enter the Italian market did so in the early 1900s, but most of the Swedish subsidiaries were established in the 1990s when business interest from Sweden to Italy started to increase significantly. Italy is...

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South Korea Business Climate Survey 2022

South Korea’s economy has performed well in recent years with strong fundamentals. The trend of decisive policy response helped South Korea’s economy to navigate the Covid-19 shock well. For Swedish companies in South Korea, 2021 was...

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United Arab Emirates Business Climate Survey 2022

With the discovery of oil in the late 1950s, the seven emirates that currently comprise the UAE a transitioned from one of the poorest nations in the world into one of the richest. Today the UAE holds the world’s sixth largest proven...

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United states business climate survey 2022

Among Swedish companies responding to the Business Climate Survey, 61 per cent reported a profitable financial performance in 2021. Looking ahead, Swedish company respondents are overwhelmingly optimistic about turnover growth in their...

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Türkiye Business Climate Survey 2022

Türkiye and Sweden have long standing and important economic ties. In 2021, Türkiye was the 19th largest trade partner for Sweden. Türkiye, with its strategic geographical location between Europe and Asia, and its young population (53...

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France Business Climate Survey 2022

France has historically been an important trade partner for Sweden and this relationship keeps growing. With almost 68 million inhabitants, France is the third largest market in Europe, and the seventh largest economy in the world. In...

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Brazil Business Climate Survey 2022

Despite slightly lower growth expectations, more companies said they will be increasing investments in Brazil during the next 12 months, adding up to 70 per cent of respondents this year. With this result, Brazil comes out as the second...

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Japan Business Climate Survey 2022

Japan is the world’s third largest economy and Sweden’s third largest export market outside of Europe. Unsurprisingly, Japan is also a key market for Swedish companies with 40 per cent of companies reporting that at least 25 per cent of...

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Vietnam Business Climate Survey 2022

Vietnam remains an emerging market which often requires presence on the ground. With a sizable population of over 97.3 million including the fastest expanding middle class in the Asia-Pacific, Vietnam is one of the key markets in...