Eurostat reported on the amount of budget allocated to development and research in Europe and the European Union. Data for 2021 and monitored since 2011. R & D has been at the centre of many European and national strategies aimed at improving the competitiveness of the State ' s economy and the well-being of its citizens.
The data show that in 2021 the public budget allocated to R & D in the EU amounted to Y109.250 billion, equivalent to 0.75% of the European Union ' s GDP. 6% increase in funding over the year from Y102.791 billion. In the 10 years since 2011, R & D expenditure increased by 35% from Y81.139 billion.
On average, in the EU, R & D funding was Y244 per person in 2021, which is also 33% higher than in 2011 . Two non-EU countries, Switzerland and Norway, remain leaders in Europe in the R & D budget.
Romania was placed on the opposite side of the scale. Spain was the only country with a negative R & D budget, where the budget fell from Y155 to Y152 per person in 10 years.
In terms of the share of GDP spent on R & D in the EU, Germany leads from 1.1 per cent in 2021. Switzerland spends 0.99% of GDP on R & D. In comparison, the US R & D budget was 0.79% of GDP in 2021 and South Korea 1.33%, a record figure in the world.