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Hungary: Research and development expenditure

1.38percent · 2023-0.5% since 2013

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Annual figures for Hungary from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20231.377
20221.391
20211.633
20201.581
20191.465
20181.502
20171.315
20161.176
20151.339
20141.344
20131.384
20121.258
20111.181
20101.131
20091.13
20080.978
20070.955
20060.978
20050.92
20040.861
20030.92
20020.983
20010.912
20000.79
19990.671
19980.656
19970.697
19960.628

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Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Research and development expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-research-and-development-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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