Hungary (2023)
0.4
% of GDP
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
24
years of data

Data

Hungary Government-Funded R&D Expenditure (2023) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2023 0.4 -0.1pp
2022 0.5 -0.1pp
2021 0.6 +0.1pp
2020 0.5 unchanged
2019 0.5 unchanged
2018 0.5 +0.1pp
2017 0.4 +0.1pp
2016 0.3 -0.2pp
2015 0.5 unchanged
2014 0.5 unchanged
2013 0.5 unchanged
2012 0.5 unchanged
2011 0.5 +0.1pp
2010 0.4 -0.1pp
2009 0.5 +0.1pp
2008 0.4 unchanged
2007 0.4 unchanged
2006 0.4 -0.1pp
2005 0.5 unchanged
2004 0.5 -0.1pp

About this Dataset

Hungary recorded 0.4 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 0.3 in 2016 to 0.6 in 2002.

This page tracks R&D expenditure funded by government as a share of GDP in Hungary from 2000 to present. Government R&D funding underpins basic research, public science infrastructure, and defence research that the private sector typically under-provides.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks R&D expenditure funded by government as a share of GDP in Hungary from 2000 to present. Government R&D funding underpins basic research, public science infrastructure, and defence research that the private sector typically under-provides. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2023. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2023 (24 observations).

The series peaked at 0.6 % of GDP in 2002 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.3 in 2016. The latest reading of 0.4 in 2023 represents a change of -0.1pp.