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Sweden: Research and development expenditure

3.60percent · 2023+9.9% since 2013

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Annual figures for Sweden from 1997 to 2023.

19972023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20233.6
20223.472
20213.416
20203.502
20193.398
20183.346
20173.394
20163.256
20153.241
20143.125
20133.276
20123.246
20113.207
20103.188
20093.413
20083.491
20073.242
20063.48
20053.364
20043.366
20033.582
20013.872
19993.378
19973.273

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Research and development expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-research-and-development-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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