Hungary vs Luxembourg: Expense

Hungary
42.4%
in 2022
Luxembourg
42.2%
in 2023
Hungary rank
13th
Luxembourg rank
14th

Expense over time

  • Hungary
  • Luxembourg
0204060197219972023

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 42.4% against 42.2% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 13th and Luxembourg ranks 14th of 157 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1980s 50.0% 32.6% 17.3% Hungary
1990s 48.2% 34.4% 13.8% Hungary
2000s 42.6% 36.4% 6.2% Hungary
2010s 43.3% 38.0% 5.3% Hungary
2020s 42.9% 40.9% 2.0% Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Hungary or Luxembourg?
Hungary, at 42.4% against 42.2% in Luxembourg as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Hungary and Luxembourg?
0.2%, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Luxembourg?
42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Hungary and Luxembourg rank globally for expense?
Hungary ranks 13th and Luxembourg ranks 14th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.