Expenditure for intramural R&D increased in all sectors compared to 2022 in fixed prices. The increase took place primarily in the Business enterprise sector, which accounted for almost three quarters of total R&D expenditure, but R&D expenditure increased in the other sectors as well. With R&D expenditures of about SEK 48 billion, the Higher education sector accounted for 22 percent of total expenditures while the Government sector accounted for 4 percent, with just above SEK 9 billion. R&D expenditure in the Private non-profit sector amounted to SEK 394 million which was less than 1 percent of total intramural R&D expenditures in 2023.

Sweden’s R&D intensity increased by 0.10 percentage points compared to 2022, to 3.57 percent of GDP in 2023. Over the last decade, the increase amounts to 0.45 percentage points.

More about research and development (R&D) in 2023 is presented in the report Forskning och utveckling i Sverige 2023 – Preliminär statistik. In the report, statistics concerning R&D personnel by sector and occupation are also presented.