The level of EUR19.1 per person reported for 2024 shows a significant decline for Romania, compared with EUR26 per person reported in 2023. Ten years ago, the amount neared EUR16 per person.
In 2024, the total government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) across the EU stood at an estimated EUR127 916 million, equivalent to 0.71% of GDP. This indicates a 3.4% increase compared with 2023 (EUR123 675 million) and a 59.5% increase compared with 2014 (EUR80 175 million).
In 2024, government budget allocations for R&D at the EU level stood at EUR284.7 per person, a 57.0% increase compared with 2014 (EUR181.3 per person).
The highest allocations among EU countries were recorded in Luxembourg (EUR759.2 per person), followed at some distance by Denmark (EUR586.8) and the Netherlands (EUR542.7). On the other hand, the lowest R&D budget allocations per person were in Romania (EUR19.1 per person), Bulgaria (EUR38.3) and Hungary (EUR58.7).
Between 2014 and 2024, all EU governments increased their budget allocations for R&D in terms of euro per person. The largest percentage increases were recorded in Latvia (+313%, from EUR19.1 per person in 2014 to EUR78.9 in 2024), Slovenia (+252%, from EUR78.3 to EUR275) and Lithuania (+197% from EUR42.7 to EUR123).