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Research and development in Sweden

Official statistics of Sweden

Upcoming publishing: 2023-07-13

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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Growing number of enterprises claim deductions for research and development

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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Publications

Title Language Type Date
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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