R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Hungary

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Hungary in 2023 — 1.38%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.75 pp.

2023 1.38% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 32of 84
Period maximum 1.63%2021
Period minimum 0.63%1996

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Hungary, 1996–20230.511.5219961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.63%1997: 0.7%1998: 0.66%1999: 0.67%2000: 0.79%2001: 0.91%2002: 0.98%2003: 0.92%2004: 0.86%2005: 0.92%2006: 0.98%2007: 0.95%2008: 0.98%2009: 1.13%2010: 1.13%2011: 1.18%2012: 1.26%2013: 1.38%2014: 1.34%2015: 1.34%2016: 1.18%2017: 1.31%2018: 1.5%2019: 1.46%2020: 1.58%2021: 1.63%2022: 1.39%2023: 1.38%
Change over the period: +0.75 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hungary

Hungary 1.38%
World 2.6%
Eastern Europe computed 1.08%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.38 −0.01 pp
2022 1.39 −0.24 pp
2021 1.63 +0.05 pp
2020 1.58 +0.12 pp
2019 1.46 −0.04 pp
2018 1.5 +0.19 pp
2017 1.31 +0.14 pp
2016 1.18 −0.16 pp
2015 1.34 −0 pp
2014 1.34 −0.04 pp
2013 1.38 +0.13 pp
2012 1.26 +0.08 pp
2011 1.18 +0.05 pp
2010 1.13 +0 pp
2009 1.13 +0.15 pp
2008 0.98 +0.02 pp
2007 0.95 −0.02 pp
2006 0.98 +0.06 pp
2005 0.92 +0.06 pp
2004 0.86 −0.06 pp
2003 0.92 −0.06 pp
2002 0.98 +0.07 pp
2001 0.91 +0.12 pp
2000 0.79 +0.12 pp
1999 0.67 +0.01 pp
1998 0.66 −0.04 pp
1997 0.7 +0.07 pp
1996 0.63

About the indicator

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) as a percentage of GDP — all current and capital spending by business, government, universities and nonprofit organizations on basic and applied research. The threshold of 3% of GDP is the target adopted in the EU; the leaders (Israel, South Korea) exceed 4.5%.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.