SE · 2021 · tsc00002
Research and development personnel by sector of performance
Sweden, 2021
In 2021, Sweden's research and development personnel by sector of performance increased by 20.4% compared to 2020, reaching 2.18.
Sweden accounts for 145.3% of the EU-27 total of 1.50.
Sweden ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 21.8% (from 1.79 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00002, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.