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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.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.377 | |
| 2022 | 1.391 | |
| 2021 | 1.633 | |
| 2020 | 1.581 | |
| 2019 | 1.465 | |
| 2018 | 1.502 | |
| 2017 | 1.315 | |
| 2016 | 1.176 | |
| 2015 | 1.339 | |
| 2014 | 1.344 | |
| 2013 | 1.384 | |
| 2012 | 1.258 | |
| 2011 | 1.181 | |
| 2010 | 1.131 | |
| 2009 | 1.13 | |
| 2008 | 0.978 | |
| 2007 | 0.955 | |
| 2006 | 0.978 | |
| 2005 | 0.92 | |
| 2004 | 0.861 | |
| 2003 | 0.92 | |
| 2002 | 0.983 | |
| 2001 | 0.912 | |
| 2000 | 0.79 | |
| 1999 | 0.671 | |
| 1998 | 0.656 | |
| 1997 | 0.697 | |
| 1996 | 0.628 |
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