R&D spending in Pest

Research and development spending in Pest was 0.41% of regional GDP in 2024.

Measure: Research and development expenditure, by region Unit: % of regional GDP Data: 2017 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Pest, 2024 0.41% % of regional GDP
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 0.41%
Hungary, 2024 1.31%d (Definition differs) Country total

R&D spending in Pest over time

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

Research and development expenditure, by region (% of regional GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period PestHungary
2024 0.41% 1.31%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2023 0.41% 1.38%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2022 0.51% 1.39%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2021 0.62% 1.63%
2020 0.83% 1.58%
2019 0.92% 1.46%
2018 0.91%b (break in time series) 1.50%b (break in time series)
2017 0.59% 1.31%
2016 – 1.18%
2015 – 1.34%
2014 – 1.34%
2013 – 1.38%
2012 – 1.26%
2011 – 1.18%
2010 – 1.13%
2009 – 1.13%
2008 – 0.98%
2007 – 0.95%
2006 – 0.98%
2005 – 0.92%
2004 – 0.86%b (break in time series)
2003 – 0.92%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2002 – 0.98%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2001 – 0.91%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2000 – 0.79%d (definition differs (see metadata))

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

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2017, when it was 0.59%, the figure has changed by −0.18 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.
  • The figure for Hungary in 2024 was 1.31%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
rd_e_gerdreg · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sectperf=TOTAL unit=PC_GDP
Observation period
2017 to 2024 for Pest
Provider update
29 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat