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

Latest (2023)
0.4%
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
27th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
17
2005–2023

R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Poland, 2005–2023

0.20.40.60.812005201420232005: 0.67 Percentage2006: 0.64 Percentage2007: 0.53 Percentage2009: 0.23 Percentage2010: 0.68 Percentage2012: 0.22 Percentage2013: 0.32 Percentage2014: 0.49 Percentage2015: 1 Percentage2016: 0.51 Percentage2017: 0.48 Percentage2018: 0.41 Percentage2019: 0.4 Percentage2020: 0.44 Percentage2021: 0.47 Percentage2022: 0.42 Percentage2023: 0.37 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Poland is 0.4%, measured in 2023.

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.

Poland ranks 27th of 35 countries on this measure, 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

Annual values for R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Poland, 2005 to 2023.
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%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 58% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 51% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

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.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +195.7% 0.2% 0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 24 Czechia 0.4% compare
  2. 24 Latvia 0.4% compare
  3. 24 Latvia 0.4% compare
  4. 27 Poland 0.4% compare
  5. 29 Portugal 0.3% compare
  6. 30 Romania 0.3% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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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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Indicator
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 2 activity
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
36 places, 429 data points, 2005–2024
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