R&D spending share of GDP in Hungary

Spending on research and development in Hungary was equal to 1.31% of GDP in 2025.

Measure: Research and development expenditure (Eurostat) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Source flag dp”.
Hungary, 2025 1.31%dp (Source flag dp) % of GDP
Change from 2024 0percentage points 2024: 1.31%
European Union, 2024 2.26%e (Estimated) Official aggregate Not the same period as Hungary (2025).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 1.57% Middle value of 26 countries

R&D spending share of GDP in Hungary over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Research and development expenditure (Eurostat) (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period HungaryEuropean Union
2025 1.31%dp (definition differs (see metadata), provisional) –
2024 1.31%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 2.26%e (estimated)
2023 1.38%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 2.25%e (estimated)
2022 1.39%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 2.22%e (estimated)
2021 1.63% 2.24%e (estimated)
2020 1.58% 2.28%e (estimated)
2019 1.46% 2.21%e (estimated)
2018 1.50%b (break in time series) 2.17%e (estimated)
2017 1.31% 2.14%
2016 1.18% 2.10%e (estimated)
2015 1.34% 2.10%
2014 1.34% 2.09%e (estimated)
2013 1.38% 2.08%e (estimated)
2012 1.26% 2.06%e (estimated)
2011 1.18% 2.00%e (estimated)
2010 1.13% 1.96%e (estimated)
2009 1.13% 1.96%e (estimated)
2008 0.98% 1.87%e (estimated)
2007 0.95% 1.79%e (estimated)
2006 0.98% 1.80%e (estimated)
2005 0.92% 1.78%e (estimated)
2004 0.86%b (break in time series) 1.79%e (estimated)
2003 0.92%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 1.82%e (estimated)
2002 0.98%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 1.83%e (estimated)
2001 0.91%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 1.82%e (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; d definition differs (see metadata); b break in time series; dp definition differs (see metadata), provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 1.34%, the figure has changed by −0.03 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
rd_e_gerdtot · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sectperf=TOTAL unit=PC_GDP
Observation period
1995 to 2025 for Hungary
Provider update
3 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat