R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Poland

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Poland in 2023 — 1.56%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.92 pp.

2023 1.56% +0.11 pp vs 2022
World rank 25of 84
Period maximum 1.56%2023
Period minimum 0.54%2003

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Poland, 1996–202300.511.5219961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.64%1997: 0.64%1998: 0.66%1999: 0.68%2000: 0.64%2001: 0.62%2002: 0.56%2003: 0.54%2004: 0.55%2005: 0.56%2006: 0.55%2007: 0.56%2008: 0.6%2009: 0.66%2010: 0.72%2011: 0.75%2012: 0.88%2013: 0.88%2014: 0.95%2015: 1%2016: 0.96%2017: 1.03%2018: 1.19%2019: 1.31%2020: 1.37%2021: 1.42%2022: 1.44%2023: 1.56%
Change over the period: +0.92 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Poland

Poland 1.56%
World 2.6%
Eastern Europe computed 1.08%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.56 +0.11 pp
2022 1.44 +0.03 pp
2021 1.42 +0.04 pp
2020 1.37 +0.06 pp
2019 1.31 +0.11 pp
2018 1.19 +0.16 pp
2017 1.03 +0.07 pp
2016 0.96 −0.04 pp
2015 1 +0.05 pp
2014 0.95 +0.06 pp
2013 0.88 −0 pp
2012 0.88 +0.14 pp
2011 0.75 +0.02 pp
2010 0.72 +0.06 pp
2009 0.66 +0.06 pp
2008 0.6 +0.04 pp
2007 0.56 +0.01 pp
2006 0.55 −0.01 pp
2005 0.56 +0.01 pp
2004 0.55 +0.01 pp
2003 0.54 −0.02 pp
2002 0.56 −0.06 pp
2001 0.62 −0.02 pp
2000 0.64 −0.04 pp
1999 0.68 +0.02 pp
1998 0.66 +0.02 pp
1997 0.64 +0 pp
1996 0.64

About the indicator

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) as a percentage of GDP — all current and capital spending by business, government, universities and nonprofit organizations on basic and applied research. The threshold of 3% of GDP is the target adopted in the EU; the leaders (Israel, South Korea) exceed 4.5%.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.