Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D in Sweden
Sweden: Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D was 4,817 US dollars, PPP converted in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4,817 US dollars, PPP converted
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
13th
of 31 countries
All-time high
4,927 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2021
All-time low
2,626 US dollars, PPP converted
in 1999
Years of data
44
1981–2025
Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D in Sweden, 1981–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, PPP converted.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 4,817 US dollars, PPP converted for government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in 2025.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in Sweden peaked at 4,927 US dollars, PPP converted in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,626 US dollars, PPP converted, in 1999.
That places Sweden 13th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D in Sweden, year by year
| Year | US dollars, PPP converted | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,801 US dollars, PPP converted | — |
| 1982 | 2,994 US dollars, PPP converted | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 3,235 US dollars, PPP converted | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 3,346 US dollars, PPP converted | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 3,265 US dollars, PPP converted | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 3,212 US dollars, PPP converted | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 3,447 US dollars, PPP converted | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 3,481 US dollars, PPP converted | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 3,431 US dollars, PPP converted | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 3,522 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 3,643 US dollars, PPP converted | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 3,624 US dollars, PPP converted | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3,604 US dollars, PPP converted | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3,464 US dollars, PPP converted | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 3,537 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 3,500 US dollars, PPP converted | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 2,681 US dollars, PPP converted | -23.4% |
| 1999 | 2,626 US dollars, PPP converted | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 2,691 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3,175 US dollars, PPP converted | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 3,479 US dollars, PPP converted | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 3,727 US dollars, PPP converted | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 3,679 US dollars, PPP converted | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3,766 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 3,856 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3,737 US dollars, PPP converted | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 3,746 US dollars, PPP converted | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4,041 US dollars, PPP converted | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 4,176 US dollars, PPP converted | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 4,055 US dollars, PPP converted | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 4,322 US dollars, PPP converted | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 4,322 US dollars, PPP converted | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,431 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4,367 US dollars, PPP converted | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4,459 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4,529 US dollars, PPP converted | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 4,476 US dollars, PPP converted | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 4,467 US dollars, PPP converted | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4,560 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 4,927 US dollars, PPP converted | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 4,737 US dollars, PPP converted | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 4,614 US dollars, PPP converted | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 4,647 US dollars, PPP converted | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 4,817 US dollars, PPP converted | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,246 US dollars, PPP converted | 2,801 US dollars, PPP converted | 3,481 US dollars, PPP converted | 9 |
| 1990s | 3,356 US dollars, PPP converted | 2,626 US dollars, PPP converted | 3,643 US dollars, PPP converted | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,590 US dollars, PPP converted | 2,691 US dollars, PPP converted | 4,041 US dollars, PPP converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,360 US dollars, PPP converted | 4,055 US dollars, PPP converted | 4,529 US dollars, PPP converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,717 US dollars, PPP converted | 4,560 US dollars, PPP converted | 4,927 US dollars, PPP converted | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 10 Lithuania 608.36 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 10 Australia 6,013 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 11 Estonia 447.87 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 11 Mexico 5,419 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 12 Latvia 245.5 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 12 Austria 5,410 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 14 Belgium 4,805 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 15 Norway 3,936 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 16 Argentina 3,751 US dollars, PPP converted compare
More public sector data for Sweden
- Arms imports 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -32.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,139 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0199 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 37.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 12.04 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 240.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in Sweden?
- Government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in Sweden was 4,817 US dollars, PPP converted in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4,927 US dollars, PPP converted in 2021.
- What is the lowest government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,626 US dollars, PPP converted in 1999.
- How does Sweden rank for government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table contains data on Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) by socio-economic objective (SEO), using the NABS 2007 classification