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    2024

    global knowledge index
    Hungary
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    KEY INDICATORS

    • GDP (US$ billions):388.906
    • Population:9,686,464
    • HDI:0.851

    Gki Rank

    37/141
    Gki Score
    56.2
    World Average
    47.8

    Country Performance Summary

    Hungary is a strong performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 37th out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 37th out of the 59 countries with very high human development.

    Areas of Strength

    • Share of TVET occupations
    • Labour underutilization rate
    • Manufacturing employment (%)
    • Unemployment rate with advanced education
    • ISO 9001 quality certificates (per billion GDP)

    Areas of Improvement

    • Firms with products and services new to the market (%)
    • Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% GDP)
    • Researchers in higher education (%)
    • Government expenditure on primary education (% GDP)
    • MSME financing gap (% GDP)

    SECTORAL INDICES

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