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Intramural R&D expenditure by socio-economic objectives, 2025

SEK millions

Socio-economic objectives  
All socio-economic objectives [1] 10 547
Exploration and exploitation of the earth 291
Environment 176
Exploration and exploitation of space 154
Transport, telecommunication and other infrastructures 252
Energy 78
Industrial production and technology 742
Health 6 169
Agriculture 72
Education 60
Culture, recreation, religion and mass media 59
Political and social systems, structures and processes 381
General advancement of knowledge: R&D financed from other sources than GUF 179
Defence 1 933

[1] No breakdown by socioeconomic objective is available for government controlled non-profit institutions.

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Last updated
2026-10-29

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