Sweden: SME challenges related to exports 2016 | Statista

This statistic shows the challenges the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Sweden face when selling on foreign markets as of December 2016. From the responding SMEs exporting in December 2016, 14 percent considered market access limitations to be a challenge.

Challenges SMEs in Sweden face selling to foreign markets as of December 2016*

Characteristic	Share of exporting businesses
Other	9%
Securing export finance	9%
Market access limitations	14%
Poor internet connection to sell online	18%
Poor online payment alternatives to sell online	18%
Different regulations in other countries	23%
Customs regulations	23%
Language and/or cultural gap	36%
Large geographical distance from home country	41%
Finding business partners	50%

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

Sweden

Survey time period

December 2016

Number of respondents

22 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

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* Source question: You said that “selling to foreign markets” is a challenge for your business. What particular challenges does this include?

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