According to the data of the State Statistical Office, the share of innovative business entities in the total number of business entities in the period 2018-2020 was 48.2%.
Out of the total number of innovative business entities, 14.0% have introduced product innovation, 31.8% have introduced process innovation and 50.7% have introduced product and process innovation, while 3.5% of the total number of innovative business entities have abandoned or suspended innovations.
By sectors, the most innovations were recorded in Advertising and market research (76.3%), followed by Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (66.7%), Financial and insurance activities (61.1%), while the lowest percentage of innovations was recorded in Scientific research and development (17.6%).