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Research and experimental development in social sciences and humanities (PKD 72.20.Z)

This subclass covers the conduct of scientific research and development in the fields of:

  • social sciences (for example economics and finance, psychology, pedagogy, sociological sciences, legal sciences, political and administrative sciences, social communication and media studies, socio-economic geography and spatial management)
  • humanities (for example art studies, history, archaeology, literary studies and linguistics, philosophy)
  • interdisciplinary fields with a predominance of social sciences and humanities.

This subclass excludes:

  • market and public opinion research, classified in 73.20.Z.

Industry statistics (2025)

Number of companies

Companies (primary PKD)
976
Companies (secondary PKD)
17,148
Companies with financials
346

Legal structure

Legal formShare of companiesNumber of companies
  • Sp. z o.o.53.2%519
  • Foundation31.6%308
  • Association5.8%57
  • Sp. j.2.9%28
  • S.A.2.4%23
  • Other1.7%17
  • P.S.A.1.2%12
  • Sp. k.1.1%11

Financial results

Median revenue

Ranking

Median revenue compared with other PKD codes.

Top companies by revenue

#CompanyLegal formRevenueNet profit
1Research institute$16.27M$198.59k
2sp. z o.o.$14.56M$1.54M
3Research institute$4.98M$32.13k
4sp. z o.o.$2.61M-$3.79k
5Research institute$1.61M$16.08k
6Foundation$1.61M$12.52k
7Foundation$1.20M-$13.03k
8Association$803.58k$147.80k
9sp. z o.o.$719.45k$195.17k
10Foundation$624.81k$17.34k

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