Lower middle income vs Poland: Research and development expenditure

Lower middle income
0.5%
in 2019
Poland
1.6%
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
27th
Poland rank
26th

Research and development expenditure over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Poland
0.50.7511.21.5199620092023

How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.6% against 0.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Poland's figure about 2.8 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 27th and Poland ranks 26th of 29 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Lower middle income
2010s 0.6% 1.0% 0.4% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher research and development expenditure, Lower middle income or Poland?
Poland, at 1.6% against 0.5% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in research and development expenditure between Lower middle income and Poland?
1.1%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Poland?
7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Lower middle income and Poland rank globally for research and development expenditure?
Lower middle income ranks 27th and Poland ranks 26th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Research and development expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
147 places, 3,092 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.