A new UIF study warns that Ukraine's R&D spending collapsed from 1.19% of GDP in 1997 to 0.37% in 2024, and it calls for tax breaks, an IP Box regime, better funding rules and a program to bring scientists home.
In 1997, Ukraine spent 1.19% of GDP on research and development; by 2024 that share had fallen to 0.37%. Over the same period, the number of researchers per million people dropped nearly fourfold, while the number of research organizations more than halved.
A new study by the Ukrainian Institute for the Future (UIF) traces decades of eroding scientific and technological capacity. It examines current support mechanisms and benchmarks eight countries: the United States, South Korea, Israel, China, Poland, Taiwan, Japan and Brazil.
The report identifies the absence of a unified strategic framework and systemic incentives, plus the survival of a Soviet-era funding model that is disconnected from performance. In recent years, the sharp loss of scientific personnel has compounded the problem.
Proposed fixes include R&D tax incentives, an IP Box regime, results-based science funding, a program to bring Ukrainian researchers home, and targeted investment in priority technologies. UIF estimates these measures could raise R&D spending to 2% of GDP by 2035, generating an additional $20–27 billion in GDP over eight years in 2026 real prices and creating 25,000–30,000 new highly qualified R&D jobs.
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