Research and development in Sweden
Upcoming publishing: 2025-07-10
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.
The planned publication of R&D intensity in the business enterprise sector in 2023 is postponed until further notice
The publication of the R&D intensity planned for 2025-06-26 is postponed due to changed conditions in the production of statistics.
A new interpretation of what counts as an enterprise has led to difficulties in linking data between different enterprise populations used to produce the statistics.
In order to ensure the high quality of the statistics, the methodology for producing the R&D intensity needs to be reviewed. Therefore, the publication is postponed until further notice.
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Key figures for Sweden
Intramural R&D expenditure
223 626
SEK million
Reference period: 2023
R&D personnel
106 341
full-time equivalents
Reference period: 2023
Researchers in R&D
93 770
full-time equivalents
Reference period: 2023
Statistical news
2025-02-13
In 2023, the business enterprise sector’s intramural research and development (R&D) expenditure amounted to 166,1 billion SEK, an increase of 14,4 SEK billion, or 9,4 percent, in fixed prices compared to 2021. Intramural R&D expenditure as percentage of GDP was 2,68 percent. Except for in 2021, Swedish firms has been the most R&D intensive in the EU in the last decade.
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