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The statistics on R&D funding in the state budget describe the funding allocated to research and development in the state budget. The data are collected from national budget proposals and as an inquiry directly from the ministries and organisations. The data are published twice a year.
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24.08.2023
R&D funding at current prices, Mill. EUR
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploration and exploitation of the earth | 24.6 | 21.4 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 18.8 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.3 |
| Environment | 22.1 | 43.3 | 47.9 | 49.9 | 46.5 | 68.0 | 84.4 | 174.0 | 143.8 |
| Exploration and exploitation of space | 25.8 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 27.8 | 23.7 | 74.0 | 37.8 |
| Transport, telecommunication and other infrastructures | 33.0 | 28.4 | 36.8 | 29.1 | 37.4 | 37.5 | 25.5 | 28.2 | 26.0 |
| Energy | 177.5 | 69.7 | 55.7 | 48.8 | 65.7 | 64.4 | 90.5 | 101.2 | 93.6 |
| Industrial production and technology | 332.4 | 295.2 | 330.1 | 383.0 | 381.6 | 490.3 | 425.6 | 430.0 | 416.1 |
| Health | 71.5 | 54.7 | 59.6 | 56.9 | 62.2 | 63.7 | 53.7 | 50.6 | 46.7 |
| Agriculture | 96.7 | 76.3 | 72.8 | 56.8 | 57.1 | 60.2 | 69.9 | 69.5 | 68.4 |
| Education | 6.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 11.1 | 1.9 |
| Culture, recreation, religion and mass media | 29.1 | 16.4 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 11.1 |
| Political and social systems, structures and processes | 86.9 | 67.8 | 72.7 | 73.4 | 61.2 | 78.1 | 50.5 | 60.3 | 60.1 |
| General advancement of knowledge: R&D financed from General University Funds (GUF) | 578.0 | 586.8 | 588.8 | 619.8 | 630.5 | 690.4 | 724.0 | 721.9 | 726.2 |
| General advancement of knowledge: R&D financed from other sources than GUF | 480.0 | 516.3 | 522.1 | 528.4 | 563.5 | 630.3 | 608.2 | 610.6 | 659.5 |
| Defence | 37.3 | 35.5 | 41.7 | 47.5 | 49.7 | 45.2 | 47.7 | 46.4 | 49.5 |
| TOTAL | 2,001.6 | 1,836.4 | 1,885.9 | 1,951.0 | 2,008.9 | 2,286.6 | 2,235.6 | 2,402.4 | 2,354.9 |
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24.08.2023
R&D funding at current prices, Mill. EUR
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploration and exploitation of the earth | 24.6 | 21.4 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 18.8 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.3 |
| Environment | 22.1 | 43.3 | 47.9 | 49.9 | 46.5 | 68.0 | 84.4 | 174.0 | 143.8 |
| Exploration and exploitation of space | 25.8 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 27.8 | 23.7 | 74.0 | 37.8 |
| Transport, telecommunication and other infrastructures | 33.0 | 28.4 | 36.8 | 29.1 | 37.4 | 37.5 | 25.5 | 28.2 | 26.0 |
| Energy | 177.5 | 69.7 | 55.7 | 48.8 | 65.7 | 64.4 | 90.5 | 101.2 | 93.6 |
| Industrial production and technology | 332.4 | 295.2 | 330.1 | 383.0 | 381.6 | 490.3 | 425.6 | 430.0 | 416.1 |
| Health | 71.5 | 54.7 | 59.6 | 56.9 | 62.2 | 63.7 | 53.7 | 50.6 | 46.7 |
| Agriculture | 96.7 | 76.3 | 72.8 | 56.8 | 57.1 | 60.2 | 69.9 | 69.5 | 68.4 |
| Education | 6.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 11.1 | 1.9 |
| Culture, recreation, religion and mass media | 29.1 | 16.4 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 11.1 |
| Political and social systems, structures and processes | 86.9 | 67.8 | 72.7 | 73.4 | 61.2 | 78.1 | 50.5 | 60.3 | 60.1 |
| General advancement of knowledge: R&D financed from General University Funds (GUF) | 578.0 | 586.8 | 588.8 | 619.8 | 630.5 | 690.4 | 724.0 | 721.9 | 726.2 |
| General advancement of knowledge: R&D financed from other sources than GUF | 480.0 | 516.3 | 522.1 | 528.4 | 563.5 | 630.3 | 608.2 | 610.6 | 659.5 |
| Defence | 37.3 | 35.5 | 41.7 | 47.5 | 49.7 | 45.2 | 47.7 | 46.4 | 49.5 |
| TOTAL | 2,001.6 | 1,836.4 | 1,885.9 | 1,951.0 | 2,008.9 | 2,286.6 | 2,235.6 | 2,402.4 | 2,354.9 |
24.08.2023
Government R&D funding according to socioeconomic objective 2014-2023*
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