Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Poland
Poland: Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Poland, 2005–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.3% for business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Poland peaked at 0.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
That places Poland 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3% | — |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -67.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +206.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -41.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -63.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +90.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +89.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -13.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 43% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 49% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +206.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More economy & growth data for Poland
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.38 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -2.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 549.65 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 21.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2625 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 7,460 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Poland?
- Business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Poland was 0.3% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Poland rank for business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d?
- Poland ranks 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D expenditure by NACE Rev. 2 activity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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