R&D spending share of GDP in Poland
Spending on research and development in Poland was equal to 1.50% of GDP in 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Poland, 2025
1.50%p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
+0.10percentage points
European Union, 2024
2.26%e (Estimated)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
1.57%
R&D spending share of GDP in Poland over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Poland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.50%p (provisional) | – |
| 2024 | 1.40% | 2.26%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 1.56% | 2.25%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 1.44% | 2.22%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 1.42% | 2.24%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 1.37% | 2.28%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 1.31% | 2.21%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 1.19% | 2.17%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 1.03% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 0.96% | 2.10%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 1.00% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 0.95% | 2.09%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 0.88% | 2.08%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 0.88% | 2.06%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 0.75% | 2.00%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 0.72% | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 0.66% | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2008 | 0.60% | 1.87%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 0.56% | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 0.55% | 1.80%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 0.56% | 1.78%e (estimated) |
| 2004 | 0.55% | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2003 | 0.54% | 1.82%e (estimated) |
| 2002 | 0.56% | 1.83%e (estimated) |
| 2001 | 0.62% | 1.82%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.10 percentage points from 1.40% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.00%, the figure has changed by +0.50 percentage points.
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European patent applications
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Scientific and technical journal articles
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