EU to increase state spending on scientific research by 5.3% in 2023



08/09/2024 3:13 AM


The EU statistics office reported that R&D public spending in the European Union rose by 5.3% to €123.684 billion in 2023, amounting to 0.73% of GDP.



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Compared to 2013, there was a 54.8% increase in the figure.

Per person, the EU's expenditure on research and development increased to €275.6 in the latest year, compared to €262.7 in 2022. A decade ago, they were at €181.

In 2023, Luxembourg had the highest figure at €646.6 per person, followed by Denmark at €552.4 and Germany at €529.3. In the meantime, Romania (€21.2), Bulgaria (€33.1), and Hungary (€48.1) reported the lowest figures.

In the previous year, the majority of the EU state budget for research and development was allocated to general education in state universities, accounting for 35.5% of the funds. 17.3% of the total budget went to different educational initiatives, industrial production and technology received 11%, health care was allocated 6.9%, space research got 6%, and defense funding was approximately 4%.

source: ec.europa.eu


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