Austria vs Sweden: Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D

Austria
5,410 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2025
Sweden
4,817 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2025
Austria rank
12th
Sweden rank
13th

Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D over time

  • Austria
  • Sweden
1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k198120032025

How they compare

Austria currently reports 5,410 US dollars, PPP converted against 4,817 US dollars, PPP converted in Sweden, a difference of 593 US dollars, PPP converted.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sweden ahead.

Austria ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 13th of 31 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 1,463 US dollars, PPP converted 3,246 US dollars, PPP converted 1,783 US dollars, PPP converted Sweden
1990s 2,229 US dollars, PPP converted 3,356 US dollars, PPP converted 1,127 US dollars, PPP converted Sweden
2000s 2,950 US dollars, PPP converted 3,590 US dollars, PPP converted 639.78 US dollars, PPP converted Sweden
2010s 4,058 US dollars, PPP converted 4,360 US dollars, PPP converted 302.08 US dollars, PPP converted Sweden
2020s 4,821 US dollars, PPP converted 4,717 US dollars, PPP converted 103.8 US dollars, PPP converted Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d, Austria or Sweden?
Austria, at 5,410 US dollars, PPP converted against 4,817 US dollars, PPP converted in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d between Austria and Sweden?
593 US dollars, PPP converted, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d?
Austria ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 13th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Austria vs Sweden: Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/government-budget-allocations-for-r-and-d-government-allocations-for-r-and-d-gbard/austria/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/government-budget-allocations-for-r-and-d-government-allocations-for-r-and-d-gbard/austria/sweden/">Austria vs Sweden: Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD)
Unit
US dollars, PPP converted
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 1,446 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

This table contains data on Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) by socio-economic objective (SEO), using the NABS 2007 classification