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  • Software is enterprises’ largest IT-related expense

    In 2021, enterprises’ IT expenditure was SEK 215.7 billion, and software expenditure accounted for almost half of total IT expenditure. This is shown by data from Enterprises’ IT expenditure survey.

  • Cloud services accounted for 24 percent of enterprises’ expenditures on IT services in 2020

    Enterprises’ IT expenditures amounted to almost SEK 161 billion in 2020. This is an increase of roughly SEK 8 billion, equivalent to 5 percent, compared with 2019, in current prices. Cloud services accounted for 24 percent of enterprises’ IT services in 2020. Cloud services are common mainly in the trade industry, in which expenditures on cloud services amounted to roughly SEK 6 billion. This corresponds to 29 percent of total IT-related expenditures in the industry.

  • Software – the largest IT-related expenditure for enterprises

    Enterprises’ expenditures and investments in hardware and software amounted to SEK 72.4 billion in 2019. Among the largest enterprises (250 employees or more), hardware and software accounted for 70 percent of expenses and investments in 2019.

  • Enterprises spent less on IT equipment in 2018

    Enterprises’ expenditures on hardware and software amounted to SEK 61.5 billion in 2018. This is a decrease of just over 5.5 percent compared with 2017. However, leasing expenses for IT equipment increased by about 7 percent in the same period. Among the largest enterprises (250 employees or more), hardware and software accounted for 66 percent of expenses.

  • IT expenditures increased in large enterprises

    Total hardware and software expenditures in 2017 amounted to SEK 65.2 billion. This is an increase of more than 18 percent compared with the previous year. The largest enterprises (250 employees or more) increased expenditures by more than 20 percent compared with 2016. Among the largest enterprises, software accounted for 68 percent of expenses. Among smaller enterprises, expenses remained largely unchanged.