Community Innovation Survey

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The statistics illustrate innovation activities in Swedish companies with 10 or more employees. Among other things, it demonstrate what kind of innovation the companies introduced and what innovation-related activities were carried out during a reference period of three years.

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Larger share of innovative enterprises 2022–2024

2025-11-13

58 percent of Swedish enterprises were innovative while 61 percent carried out innovation activities during 2022–2024. The share of enterprises with innovation activities increased in all industries 2022–2024 compared to 2020-2022. At the same time, the enterprises’ expenditures for innovation activities excluding research and development decreased in 2024.

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Tables and graphs

Name	Type	Date
Innovation in micro enterprises 2022-2024, all results	Excel file	2025-11-13
Population totals per domain 2020-2022	Excel file	2025-11-13
Share of innovation active and product- and process innovative enterprises, 2022-2024	Table	2025-11-13
Product innovators share of turnover from product innovation by novelty and size class, 2024	Graph	2025-11-13
Share of enterprises with innovation cooperation by type of partner, 2022-2024	Graph	2025-11-13

Tables in the Statistical Database

Innovation co-operation among enterprises

Name	Date
Enterprises´ innovation cooperation by location, cooperation partner, NACE Rev. 2, and size class. Number of enterprises. Year 2020-2022	2024-05-22
Enterprises´ innovation cooperation by NACE Rev.2 and size class. Number of enterprises. Year 2020-2022	2023-11-09
Enterprises´ innovation cooperation by type of cooperation, NACE Rev.2 and size class. Number and share of enterprises. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ innovation cooperation by location, cooperation partner, NACE Rev. 2, and size class. Number of enterprises and share of enterprises with innovation cooperation. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13

Innovation activity among companies: Older tables not updated

Name	Date
Number of innovative enterprises by industrial classification NACE Rev. 2 and size. Year 2006-2008 - 2014-2016	2017-12-14
Number of innovative enterprises by industrial classification NACE Rev. 2 and size. Year 2016-2018 - 2018-2020	2022-06-09
Number of innovative enterprises with innovation co-operation with various types of partners by industrial classification NACE Rev. 2 and size. Year 2006-2008 - 2014-2016	2018-07-31
Number of innovative enterprises with innovation co-operation by location of partner, industrial classification NACE Rev. 2 and size. Year 2006-2008 - 2014-2016	2017-12-14
Number of innovative enterprises with innovation co-operation by location of partner, industrial classification NACE Rev. 2 and size. Year 2016-2018 - 2018-2020	2022-06-09
Innovation co-operation with private sector by NACE rev.2 and size class. Year 2016-2018 - 2018-2020	2022-06-09
Innovation co-operation with public sector and non-profits by NACE rev.2 and size class. Year 2016-2018 - 2018-2020	2022-06-09
Strategies to improve the economic preformance of the enterprise by NACE rev.2 and size class. Year 2016-2018 - 2018-2020	2022-06-09
Number of enterprises with co-created or customised goods or services by NACE rev.2 and size class. Year 2016-2018 - 2018-2020	2022-06-09
Strategies to improve the economic preformance of the enterprise by NACE rev.2 and size class 2016-2018	2022-06-09
Channels to acquire knowledge by NACE rev.2 and size class. Year 2016-2018	2022-06-09

Innovation activities with environmental benefits

Name	Date
Enterprises´ perceived consequences of climate change by degree of importance, NACE Rev. 2 and size class. Number of enterprises. Year 2020-2022	2023-11-09
Enterprises´ innovation with environmental benefits by NACE Rev. 2 and size class. Number of enterprises and share of innovative enterprises. Year 2020-2022	2024-03-19
Enterprises´ driving factors behind innovation with environmental benefits by degree of importance, NACE Rev. 2, and size class. Number of enterprises, 2020-2022. Year 2020-2022	2023-11-09
Enterprises´ perceived consequences of climate change by degree of importance, NACE Rev. 2 and size class. Number and share of enterprises. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ innovation with environmental benefits by NACE Rev. 2 and size class. Number of enterprises and share of innovative enterprises. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ driving factors behind innovation with environmental benefits by degree of importance, NACE Rev. 2, and size class. Number of enterprises and share of innovative enterprises with environmental benefits. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13

Innovation activities

Name	Date
Enterprises´ product innovations by NACE Rev. 2 and size class. Number of enterprises. Year 2020-2022	2023-11-09
Enterprises´ cooperation when developing product innovations by NACE Rev. 2 and size class. Share of product innovative enterprises. Year 2020-2022	2023-11-09
Enterprises´ process innovations by NACE Rev.2 and size class. Number of enterprises. Year 2020-2022	2023-11-09
Enterprises´ innovation activities by NACE Rev. 2 and size class. Number and share of enterprises. Year 2020-2022	2023-11-09
Enterprises´ turnover from product innovation by novelty, NACE Rev. 2, and size class. Share of turnover. Year 2020-2022	2024-04-15
Enterprises´ cooperation when developing process innovations by NACE Rev. 2 and size class. Share of process innovative enterprises. Year 2020-2022	2023-11-09
Enterprises´ obstacles to innovation activities by degree of innovation, NACE Rev.2, and size class. Share of enterprises. Year 2020-2022	2023-11-09
Enterprises´ expenditure on innovation activities by NACE Rev.2 and size class. SEK million. Year 2020-2022	2023-12-13
Enterprises´ financial support for innovation activities by NACE Rev. 2 and size class. Number of enterprises and share of innovation active enterprises. Year 2020-2022	2023-11-09
Enterprises´ innovation activities by NACE Rev. 2, size class and enterprise group affilitation. Number and share of enterprises. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ product innovations and their novelty by NACE Rev. 2 and size class. Number of enterprises and share of innovation active enterprises. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ cooperation when developing product innovations by NACE Rev. 2 and size class. Number of enterprises and share of product innovative enterprises. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ turnover from product innovation by novelty, NACE Rev. 2, and size class. Share of turnover. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ process innovations by NACE Rev.2 and size class. Number of enterprises and share of innovation active enterprises. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ cooperation when developing process innovations by NACE Rev. 2 and size class. Number of enterprises and share of process innovative enterprises. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ obstacles to innovation activities by degree of innovation, NACE Rev.2, and size class. Number of enterprises and share of innovation active and non-innovation active enterprises respectively. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ expenditure on innovation activities by NACE Rev.2 and size class. SEK million. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ financial support for other activities and innovation activities by use of support, NACE Rev. 2 and size class. Number and share of enterprises. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ perceived risks by NACE rev. 2 and size class. Number and share of enterprises. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ perceived risks where actions were taken to mitigate risk by NACE rev. 2 and size class. Number and share of enterprises. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ innovation profiles by NACE groups and size class. Number and share of enterprises. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13

Strategies, business environment and intellectual property rights

Name	Date
Enterprises´ conditions by applicability, NACE Rev. 2, and size class. Number of enterprises. Year 2020-2022	2023-11-09
Enterprises´ strategies to strengthen economic performance by degree of importance, NACE Rev. 2, and size class. Number of enterprises. Year 2020-2022	2023-11-09
Enterprises´ activities related to intellectual property rights and licenses by Nace Rev. 2 and size class. Number of enterprises. Year 2020-2022	2023-11-09
Enterprises´ strategies to strengthen economic performance by degree of importance, NACE Rev. 2, and size class. Number and share of enterprises. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13
Enterprises´ activities related to intellectual property rights and licenses by Nace Rev. 2 and size class. Number and share of enterprises. Year 2022-2024	2025-11-13

Publications

Title	Language	Type	Date
Measuring Innovation in Complex Enterprises	English	Report	2025-08-21
Regional innovation 2020-2022	Swedish	Report	2025-03-13
Digital intensity and innovation: Are digital enterprises more innovation active?	Swedish	Report	2024-12-16
Community Innovation Survey in Sweden 2020-2022	Swedish	Report	2024-06-05
Augmented innovation - A microdata analysis of AI and innovation	Swedish	Report	2024-03-07
Innovation in the welfare sector	Swedish	Report	2022-09-01
Innovation activity in Swedish Enterprises 2014–2016	Swedish	Report	2018-02-23
Regional innovation statistics in Sweden 2012–2014	Swedish with elements of English	Rapport	2016-05-20
Innovation activity in Swedish Enterprises 2012–2014	Swedish with elements of English	Rapport	2016-02-18
Regional innovation statistics in Sweden 2010–2012	Swedish with elements of English	Rapport	2014-05-20
Innovation activity in Swedish enterprises 2010–2012	Swedish with elements of English	Rapport	2014-02-12

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