{
  "metadata": {
    "title": "Sweden AI Scoreboard 2026",
    "version": "1.0",
    "publisher": "Alice Labs",
    "publishDate": "2026-02-03",
    "accessedDate": "2026-02-01",
    "description": "Key indicators measuring the state of AI in Sweden. Data as of end 2025, unless otherwise noted.",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0",
    "citation": "Alice Labs. (2026). State of AI in Sweden 2026 - Scoreboard Dataset. https://alicelabs.ai/reports/state-of-ai-sweden-2026"
  },
  "indicators": [
    {
      "id": "enterprise_ai_adoption",
      "metric": "Enterprises using AI (≥10 employees)",
      "value": 35.0,
      "unit": "%",
      "year": 2025,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "definition": "Share of enterprises (NACE 10–82 excl. finance) using any AI technology",
      "source": {
        "name": "Statistics Sweden",
        "url": "https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/business-activities/structure-of-the-business-sector/ict-usage-in-enterprises/",
        "publishDate": "2025-11-06"
      },
      "previousValue": 25.2,
      "previousYear": 2024,
      "notes": "Up from 25.2% in 2024, indicating sharp year-on-year increase (~39% growth)",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": "municipality_ai_adoption",
      "metric": "Municipalities with AI initiatives",
      "value": 90,
      "unit": "%",
      "year": 2024,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "definition": "Share of municipalities with at least one AI initiative",
      "source": {
        "name": "AI Sweden",
        "url": "https://www.ai.se",
        "publishDate": "2025-01-01"
      },
      "notes": "~1000+ AI projects mapped across municipalities (Kraftsamling report)",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": "ai_startups_count",
      "metric": "AI Startups count",
      "value": 211,
      "unit": "count",
      "year": 2024,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "definition": "Number of Sweden-based AI startups (mapped by national program)",
      "source": {
        "name": "AI Sweden / Ignite",
        "url": "https://www.ai.se",
        "publishDate": "2024-12-31"
      },
      "notes": "Focus on AI-native companies; growing ecosystem",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": "ai_startup_funding",
      "metric": "AI Startup Funding 2025",
      "value": 454,
      "unit": "million EUR",
      "year": 2025,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "definition": "VC funding raised by AI-native startups (Jan–Oct 2025)",
      "source": {
        "name": "Sifted",
        "url": "https://sifted.eu",
        "publishDate": "2025-11-05"
      },
      "previousValue": 124,
      "previousYear": 2024,
      "notes": ">3x increase vs 2024; major deals: Lovable (~$200M), Legora (~$180M), Tandem ($50M), Tzafon ($9.7M)",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": "corporate_ai_investment",
      "metric": "Private AI Investment (Corporate)",
      "value": 40,
      "unit": "billion SEK",
      "year": 2024,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "definition": "Estimated AI R&D investment by Swedish companies",
      "source": {
        "name": "IVA",
        "url": "https://www.iva.se",
        "publishDate": "2026-01-13"
      },
      "notes": "~€3.5B; from IVA President citing Stanford data",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": "govt_ai_budget",
      "metric": "Gov't AI Investment (2026 budget)",
      "value": 479,
      "unit": "million SEK",
      "year": 2026,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "definition": "Govt funding for AI & data in state budget 2026",
      "source": {
        "name": "IVA",
        "url": "https://www.iva.se",
        "publishDate": "2026-01-13"
      },
      "notes": "First explicit AI-dedicated budget allocation in Swedish history",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": "global_ai_readiness",
      "metric": "Global AI Readiness Rank",
      "value": 7,
      "unit": "rank",
      "year": 2022,
      "geography": "Global",
      "definition": "Sweden rank in Government AI Readiness Index (Oxford Insights)",
      "source": {
        "name": "Oxford Insights",
        "url": "https://oxfordinsights.com/ai-readiness/ai-readiness-index/",
        "publishDate": "2022-12-01"
      },
      "notes": "Among top in EU; reflects public sector readiness",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": "global_ai_index",
      "metric": "Global AI Index Rank (Tortoise)",
      "value": 19,
      "unit": "rank",
      "year": 2025,
      "geography": "Global",
      "definition": "Sweden rank in Tortoise Global AI Index (overall country score)",
      "source": {
        "name": "Tortoise Media",
        "url": "https://www.tortoisemedia.com/intelligence/global-ai/",
        "publishDate": "2025-12-01"
      },
      "previousValue": 25,
      "previousYear": 2023,
      "notes": "Improved from 25th in 2023 to 19th in 2025",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": "ai_vc_rank",
      "metric": "AI VC Investment Rank",
      "value": 4,
      "unit": "rank",
      "year": 2024,
      "geography": "Global",
      "definition": "Sweden rank in AI venture funding globally (share of global VC)",
      "source": {
        "name": "Stanford AI Index",
        "url": "https://aiindex.stanford.edu",
        "publishDate": "2024-04-01"
      },
      "notes": "Ranked 4th for private AI VC among nations",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": "talent_shortage",
      "metric": "AI Talent Shortage Barrier",
      "value": 74.7,
      "unit": "%",
      "year": 2025,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "definition": "Non-AI-adopting firms citing lack of AI-skilled staff as barrier",
      "source": {
        "name": "Statistics Sweden",
        "url": "https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/business-activities/structure-of-the-business-sector/ict-usage-in-enterprises/",
        "publishDate": "2025-11-06"
      },
      "notes": "Top barrier to AI adoption in enterprises",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": "responsible_ai",
      "metric": "Responsible AI Adoption (est.)",
      "value": 35,
      "unit": "%",
      "year": 2025,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "definition": "Est. large firms with AI ethics policy or guidelines",
      "source": {
        "name": "McKinsey (estimate)",
        "url": null,
        "publishDate": "2025-12-15"
      },
      "notes": "Rough estimate based on EU survey data",
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "public_ai_incidents",
      "metric": "Major Public AI Incidents",
      "value": 1,
      "unit": "count",
      "year": 2024,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "definition": "Number of major reported AI failures (ethics/safety) in public sector",
      "source": {
        "name": "Amnesty International",
        "url": "https://www.amnesty.org",
        "publishDate": "2024-11-27"
      },
      "notes": "Notable case: biased welfare fraud algorithm (Försäkringskassan)",
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ]
}