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Norway

Research in Norway

The Norwegian Research Landscape

In 2022, Norway’s total R&D expenditure amounted to nearly NOK 89 billion NOK. Of this, trade and industry accounted for 48%, the higher education sector for 33%, and the research institute sector for 19%. More than 94 000 people were employed in R&D-related activities in 2021, of which 65% were scientists. Of these scientists, 38% were women. R&D expenditure for 2021 amounted to 1,6% of GDP. 46% of this expenditure came from public funding.

Norway’s level of public funding for research and development (R&D) is among the highest in the world, but the business and industry sector in Norway currently invests less in R&D than in many other countries. The Government has therefore announced that it will prepare a strategy for how to increase R&D investments to 2 per cent of GDP by 2030.