GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D in Sweden

Sweden: GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D was 19,900 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
19,900
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
12th
of 39 countries
All-time high
19,900
in 2024
All-time low
2,364
in 1981
Years of data
33
1981–2024

GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D in Sweden, 1981–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1981200220241981: 2.4k1983: 2.7k1985: 3.8k1987: 4.2k1989: 5.1k1991: 5.6k1993: 5.4k1995: 6.3k1997: 7.7k1999: 8.7k2001: 10.5k2003: 10.6k2004: 10.4k2005: 10.6k2006: 11.7k2007: 11.6k2008: 12.3k2009: 10.7k2010: 11.9k2011: 13.2k2012: 13.9k2013: 14.4k2014: 13.6k2015: 14.7k2016: 15.1k2017: 16.1k2018: 15.6k2019: 16.2k2020: 16.8k2021: 18.4k2022: 19.2k2023: 19.5k2024: 19.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gerd by sector of performance and fields of r&d in Sweden is 19,900, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gerd by sector of performance and fields of r&d in Sweden peaked at 19,900 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,364, in 1981.

Sweden ranks 12th of 39 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.

GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D in Sweden, 1981 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1981 2,364
1983 2,667 +12.8%
1985 3,832 +43.7%
1987 4,180 +9.1%
1989 5,109 +22.2%
1991 5,583 +9.3%
1993 5,373 -3.8%
1995 6,325 +17.7%
1997 7,748 +22.5%
1999 8,694 +12.2%
2001 10,480 +20.5%
2003 10,606 +1.2%
2004 10,426 -1.7%
2005 10,609 +1.8%
2006 11,722 +10.5%
2007 11,608 -1.0%
2008 12,314 +6.1%
2009 10,683 -13.2%
2010 11,870 +11.1%
2011 13,157 +10.8%
2012 13,891 +5.6%
2013 14,406 +3.7%
2014 13,612 -5.5%
2015 14,662 +7.7%
2016 15,141 +3.3%
2017 16,142 +6.6%
2018 15,631 -3.2%
2019 16,154 +3.3%
2020 16,770 +3.8%
2021 18,397 +9.7%
2022 19,160 +4.1%
2023 19,481 +1.7%
2024 19,900 +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3,630 2,364 5,109 5
1990s 6,745 5,373 8,694 5
2000s 11,056 10,426 12,314 8
2010s 14,467 11,870 16,154 10
2020s 18,742 16,770 19,900 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 9 Netherlands 25,678 compare
  2. 10 Spain 23,931 compare
  3. 11 Belgium 20,869 compare
  4. 13 Austria 16,132 compare
  5. 14 Russian Federation 15,662 compare
  6. 15 Poland 11,956 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gerd by sector of performance and fields of r&d in Sweden?
Gerd by sector of performance and fields of r&d in Sweden was 19,900 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest gerd by sector of performance and fields of r&d recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 19,900 in 2024.
What is the lowest gerd by sector of performance and fields of r&d recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 2,364 in 1981.
How does Sweden rank for gerd by sector of performance and fields of r&d?
Sweden ranks 12th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
Is gerd by sector of performance and fields of r&d rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. 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 GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 1,440 data points, 1980–2024
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