Government budget allocations for R&D
Upcoming publishing: 2026-12-09
The statistics show estimated R&D funding in the central government budget by expenditure area, objectives, recipient units and the estimated R&D funding from research foundations by objective and recipient units. The survey has been conducted since the 1970s.
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Key figures for Sweden
Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD)
44 861 mnkr
Reference period: 2023
Share of GBARD in total appropriations
3.49 %
Reference period: 2023
Share of GBARD allocated to defence
3.03 %
Reference period: 2023
Statistical news
2026-03-19
Preliminary figures indicate that the government budget allocations for research and development (GBARD) in 2026 amount to SEK 49.3 billion. This corresponds to an increase of 1.1 percent, or SEK 522 million, compared to the budget for 2025. However, as a share of the total government budget, R&D appropriations decrease by 0.19 percentage points to 3.2 percent. Education and academic research is the expenditure area that receives the most R&D appropriations. In relative terms, the largest increase is within the defence-related expenditure area and objective. Changes to the rules concerning eligibility and reduced appropriations for The Industrial Leap (Industriklivet) reduces the total appropriations.
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Name Type Date Share of GBARD allocated to defence and total civil socioeconomic objectives, 2024-2026 Table/graph 2026-03-19
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