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  • Research and Development in Sweden 2022

    In 2022, research and development (R&D) expenditure in Sweden increased, largely due to increased business investment. However, the real growth of R&D expenditure will be modest as inflation impacts the rate of growth.

  • Decreasing R&D intensity in Sweden in 2021

    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. At the same time, intramural R&D expenditure has increased in a majority of counties in Sweden compared to 2019. R&D in Sweden is highly concentrated to the counties where you find the three largest cities. These counties answered for 73 percent of the total intramural R&D expenditure in Sweden during 2021.

  • Increased R&D activity in Sweden in 2022

    In 2022, intramural R&D expenditure in Sweden amounted to SEK 202.8 billion. This was an increase by about SEK 16.2 billion compared to 2021 in current prices. In fixed prices, the increase is smaller, amounting to about SEK 5.6 billion.

  • Growing number of enterprises claim deductions for research and development

    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.