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Innovation in the business enterprise sector

The Innovation Survey provides information about Norwegian enterprises' propensity and ability to introduce new or improved products, processes, organisational practices or marketing methods. It also gives information about the framework conditions for such efforts and about how they are conducted.

Updated: 3 July 2023
Next update: Not yet determined

Selected figures from this statistics

  • Business enterprise innovation
    Business enterprise innovation
    2020-20222020
    Per cent of all enterprisesPer cent of innovation active enterprises1000 NOK
    Innovation activityProduct- or business process innovationProduct innovationBusiness process innovationEnterprises with R&D or innovation co-operationInnovation expenditure
    All industries575233424374 579 776
    Manufacturing595333424218 480 422
    Services595438444345 229 668
    Other services474116374210 869 686
    Size class
    5-9 persons employed55503441446 923 791
    10-19 persons employed59553644409 136 414
    20-49 persons employed544928413612 819 150
    50-99 persons employed59523342498 526 604
    100-199 persons employed66594049537 692 353
    200-499 persons employed74675053598 613 289
    500 persons employed and more817259617720 868 174
    Explanation of symbols
  • Innovation activity by detailed industry
    Innovation activity by detailed industry
    2020-2022
    Pen cent of all enterprises
    Innovation activityProduct or business process innovationProduct and business process innovationproduct innovationproduct innovation (goods)product innovation (services)Process innovation (OM3)Business process innovation
    All industries5752243324223942
    Fishing and aquaculture574214181693338
    Mining and cuarrying5040162119123335
    Food products6357283936114446
    Beverages7571366060214248
    Textiles595623434283737
    Wearing apparel5654173432103236
    Leather and leather products00000000
    Wood and wood products514713221773738
    Paper and paper products665924353174148
    Printing and reproduction5955263025234851
    Refined petroleum products, chemicals and chemical products7467345149164450
    Pharmaceuticals6450435050214343
    Rubber and plastic products5852213737123636
    Other non-metal mineral products6357232723104153
    Basic metals674316272693232
    Fabricated metal prod.514512201783037
    Electronic and optical products8075396462254350
    Electrical equipment7468284945224247
    Machinery and equipment7568315353264246
    Motor vehicles etc.5552203535103438
    Other transport equipment5648193232113334
    Furniture696133413995153
    Other manufacturing5751253729143439
    Repair, installation of machinery4241112114162831
    Electricity and gas supply625220279254146
    Water supply, sewerage and waste5647172212204142
    Construction42399149103135
    Wholesale trade5653233431173642
    Transportation and storage423913176153335
    Accommodation4539162313203032
    Food and beverage service activities3432121714102327
    Publishing activities7370405841485053
    Motion picture, TV, music prod.5450223119303741
    Programming, broadcasting activities4949263020264245
    Telecommunications5756213126273946
    Computer programming, consultancy7772496241535659
    Information service activities8981597131636769
    Financial and insurance activities6966364819445054
    Head offices, management consult.5452354214393945
    Architecture, engineering act.5950243525243539
    Scientific research and development9372466149335556
    Advertising and market research5656253311283648
    Other professional, scientific and technical activities7165354534355255
    Travel agency, tour operators7169496022595557
    Business support activities5853253219294547
    Explanation of symbols
  • Innovation in the business enterprise sector. By industry and employment group
    Innovation in the business enterprise sector. By industry and employment group
    2020-2022
    Per cent of all enterprises
    Innovation activityProduct or business process innovationProduct and business process innovationProduct innovationProduct innovation (goods)Product innovation (services)Process innovation (OM3)Business process innovation
    All industries5752243324223942
    Manufacturing5953223330133842
    Services5954283826294044
    Other services4741121611123337
    Size of enterprise
    5-9 persons employed5550253425233841
    10-19 persons employed5955263626243944
    20-49 persons employed5449202820193641
    50-99 persons employed5952233323223942
    100-199 persons employed6659304029254549
    200-499 persons employed7467375035345053
    500 persons employed and more8172485941475961
    Explanation of symbols

About the statistics

The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 1 July 2021.

The main concepts and terms used in the survey are defined as follows:

Product innovation
A product innovation is the introduction of goods or a service that is new or significantly improved with respect to its characteristics or intended uses. This includes significant improvements in technical specifications, components and materials, incorporated software, user friendliness or other functional characteristics.

Process innovation
A process innovation is the implementation of a new or significantly improved production or delivery method. This includes significant changes in techniques, equipment and/or software.

Organisational innovation
An organisational innovation is the implementation of a new organisational method in the firm’s business practices, workplace organisation or external relations.

Marketing innovation
A marketing innovation is the implementation of a new marketing method involving significant changes in product design or packaging, product placement, product promotion or pricing.

Innovative enterprises
An innovative enterprise is one that has introduced any of the four types of innovation during the observation period. For the 2016 survey this means the introduction of a PP innovation during the three years from 2014-2016. Enterprises that have had ongoing but not completed innovation projects are not included among innovative enterprises. Previously, innovative enterprises often referred only to enterprises with product and/or process innovation (PP-innovation, also called technological innovation). Statistics Norway now strives to make it explicit whether we are referring to all innovators, technological innovators or non-technological innovators.

Innovation activity
An enterprise with innovation activity is an enterprise is either innovative or had innovation projects that were either abandoned or had not yet led to an innovation by the end of the observation period.

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2007 from 2008, SIC 2002 up to 2006). The basis for the Norwegian SIC 2007 standard is the EU standard NACE Rev.2 and the UN standard ISIC.

Size class by number of persons employed:

○ 5-9 persons employed
○ 10-19 persons employed
○ 20-49 persons employed
○ 50-99 persons employed
○ 100-199 persons employed
○ 200-499 persons employed
○ 500 and above

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