R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Poland
Poland: R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Poland, 2005–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Poland stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Poland peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.
That places Poland 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7% | — |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -56.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +195.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -67.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +45.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +53.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +106.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -49.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -11.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 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 | +195.7% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More science & technology data for Poland
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 508.37 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 114.33 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 10,241 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 3,864 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 10,241 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 10,241 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 198,219 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Poland?
- R&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Poland was 0.4% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
- How does Poland rank for r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev.?
- Poland ranks 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 2 activity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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