R&D Spending Was Equivalent to 1.38% of GDP.
Businesses accounted for 73% of R&D spending, universities for 16% and the state for 11%.
R&D spending was highest in the engineering and electronics sector: HUF 150 bln. The pharmaceutical industry was runner-up (HUF 145 bln), followed by the IT sector (HUF 132 bln).
Over 88,000 people were employed in R&D.
More than 37,000 articles were published on research results, close to two-thirds in foreign language journals.
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