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Poland: Research and development expenditure

1.56percent · 2023+76.6% since 2013

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Annual figures for Poland from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20231.555
20221.442
20211.416
20201.371
20191.309
20181.194
20171.031
20160.962
20150.998
20140.945
20130.881
20120.885
20110.747
20100.723
20090.659
20080.597
20070.561
20060.549
20050.561
20040.55
20030.536
20020.555
20010.619
20000.638
19990.678
19980.657
19970.641
19960.637

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Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Research and development expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-research-and-development-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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