• New report: Community Innovation survey 2022-2024

  The larger enterprises were the most innovative, according to a new report from Statistics Sweden (SCB). During the period 2022-2024, 75 percent of large enterprises were innovative, compared to 67 percent of medium-sized enterprises and 55 percent of small enterprises. Among micro-enterprises, which were the most numerous, 32 percent were innovative. It is also becoming increasingly common for enterprises to use AI for R&D or innovation activities.

  2026-03-19 • Community Innovation Survey

• Smaller increase in the appropriations for R&D – but focus on defence in the government budget 2026

  Preliminary figures indicate that the government budget allocations for research and development (GBARD) in 2026 amount to SEK 49.3 billion. This corresponds to an increase of 1.1 percent, or SEK 522 million, compared to the budget for 2025. However, as a share of the total government budget, R&D appropriations decrease by 0.19 percentage points to 3.2 percent. Education and academic research is the expenditure area that receives the most R&D appropriations. In relative terms, the largest increase is within the defence-related expenditure area and objective. Changes to the rules concerning eligibility and reduced appropriations for The Industrial Leap (Industriklivet) reduces the total appropriations.

  2026-03-19 • Government budget allocations for R&D

• Households saved less

  In the fourth quarter of 2025, household liquid savings amounted to SEK 34 billion, which was a decrease from SEK 10 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2024. Over the period under review, household annual loan growth rate has continued to increase.

  2026-03-19 • Financial accounts, quarterly and annual

• Fewer receiving economic support in 2025

  After an increase in 2024, the number of full-year persons receiving economic support in the form of social assistance and benefits decreased in 2025. The greatest decrease in full-year persons was accounted for by sickness benefits, while unemployment benefits accounted for the largest increase.

  2026-03-19 • Number of full-year persons receiving social assistance and benefits

• Securities issues, February 2026

  At the end of February, total liabilities in debt securities amounted to SEK 9 272 billion, down by SEK 12 billion from January.

  2026-03-17 • Securities issues