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Research and development in Sweden
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The statistics illustrate the financial and human investments in research and development (R&D). It provides an overview of R&D activities in Sweden, how they are distributed between different sectors and regionally.
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2023-01-26
Both the number of enterprises that claim deductions for research and development and the amounts they claim have increased every year since the tax incentive was introduced in 2014. In 2020, the claims doubled compared to 2019 after the ceiling was raised on April 1, 2020. Deductions increased by enterprises in all size classes. At the same time, there are enterprises that do not claim the tax incentive, despite meeting the criteria.
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R&D in Sweden
Name Type Date Expenditure for intramural R&D by sector and type of R&D (corrected 2023-02-16) Graph 2022-10-27 Intramural R&D expenditure in researsch institutes Graph 2020-10-29 Full-time equivalents by sector and occupation, 2019-2021 Graph 2022-10-27 Intramural R&D expenditure by sector and share of GDP, 2007–2021 Graph 2022-10-27 Intramural R&D expenditure by sector and source of finance Table 2022-10-27 -
Research and development in the business enterprise sector
Name Type Date Total intramural R&D expenditure Table 2022-10-27 Regional distribution of intramural R&D in enterprises Table 2022-10-27 Total personnel in R&D activities Table 2022-10-27 Intramural R&D expenditure, externally funded, by source of funds, 2021 Graph 2022-10-27 Intramural R&D expenditure by size class, 2007–2021, current prices Graph 2022-10-27 Intramural R&D expenditure by type of cost, 2007–2021, current prices Graph 2022-10-27 Share of business enterprise sector expenditure for intramural R&D 2021, for the ten, twenty and fifty largest performers Graph 2022-10-27 -
Research and development in the government sector
Name Type Date Intramural R&D expenditure in the government sector by source of funds Table 2022-10-27 Intramural R&D expenditure in the government sector by socio-economic objectives 2021, SEK millions Table 2022-10-27 Expenditure for extramural R&D by sector and receiving unit Table 2022-10-27 Expenditure and full-time equivalents in intramural R&D by region Table 2022-10-27 -
Research and development in the higher education sector
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Publications
Title | Language | Type | Date |
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The R&D Tax Incentive 2014–2021 | Swedish | Report | 2023-01-26 |
Research and Development in Sweden 2021 - Business Enterprise Sector | Swedish | Report | 2022-12-15 |
Research and Development in Sweden 2021 - Higher Education Sector | Swedish | Report | 2022-12-01 |
Research and development in Sweden - Government Sector 2021 | Swedish | Report | 2022-11-17 |
Research and Development in Sweden 2021 - preliminary statistics | Swedish | Report | 2022-07-14 |
Research and development in Sweden 2020 | Swedish | Report | 2021-07-08 |
Research and development in Sweden 2019 | Swedish | Report | 2021-03-25 |
Research and development in Sweden 2019 – preliminary statistics | Swedish | Report | 2020-07-10 |
Research and development in Sweden 2018 | Swedish | Report | 2019-07-15 |
Research and development in Sweden 2017 | Swedish | Report | 2019-03-14 |
Research and experimental development in Sweden 2015. An overview | Swedish | SM | 2017-04-26 |
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