HUNGARY´S POSITIONS IN BENCHMARKS PREPARED ON THE BASIS OF R+D ACTIVITIES

The aim of the paper is to identify and analyse Hungary´s place in the ranking orders prepared on the basis of the R+D activities of countries. As the scoreboards of different supranational institutions point out, the country still performs poorly according to the variables measuring the actual innovative performance of the states, however, the trend indicators show that Hungary has already recognized the importance of research and development, and focuses more on it than in the past