In this report, statistics of the R&D performance and personnel within the Government sector are presented for the reference year 2021
The Higher education sector’s expenditure for research and development (R&D) amounted to about 43 SEK billion in 2021. That was an increase of more than 453 SEK million compared to 2019 in fixed prices
The business enterprise sector continued increasing its expenditure on intramural research and development (R&D) in 2021
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
During 2021, Sweden was the fourth most R&D intensive country in the world according to data from the OECD. This means Sweden has lost a position compared to previous years
This report looks at R&D that falls outside the scope of the official statistics. By using data on the tax reduction for R&D personnel, expenditures on intramural R&D in micro enterprises can be estimated to around SEK 2.2 billion in 2021
