R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector … size in Sweden
Sweden: R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector … size was 93,662 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93,662
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
19th
of 54 countries
All-time high
94,499
in 2023
All-time low
27,348
in 1981
Years of data
33
1981–2024
R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in Sweden, 1981–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 93,662 for r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in Sweden peaked at 94,499 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27,348, in 1981.
Sweden ranks 19th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector … size in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 27,348 | — |
| 1983 | 30,038 | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 33,055 | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 35,255 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 35,106 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 33,757 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 35,330 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 41,636 | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 43,882 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 44,171 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 49,433 | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 48,113 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 47,123 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 56,106 | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 57,641 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 54,439 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 58,782 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 55,799 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 54,797 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 54,787 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 55,839 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 56,413 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 57,307 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 57,691 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 64,276 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 63,729 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 67,554 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 64,641 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 68,303 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 88,953 | +30.2% |
| 2022 | 93,515 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 94,499 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 93,662 | -0.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 93,662 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28,882, 3.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 93,662 is above the median for high income countries, which is 45,135, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32,160 | 27,348 | 35,255 | 5 |
| 1990s | 39,755 | 33,757 | 44,171 | 5 |
| 2000s | 53,429 | 47,123 | 58,782 | 8 |
| 2010s | 59,703 | 54,787 | 67,554 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,786 | 68,303 | 94,499 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 599.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 903.41 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 659.66 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in Sweden?
- R&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in Sweden was 93,662 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 94,499 in 2023.
- What is the lowest r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,348 in 1981.
- How does Sweden rank for r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size class and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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