Czechia vs Hungary: Social spending as share of GDP
Czechia
0.1%
in 2021
Hungary
0.1%
in 2021
Czechia rank
38th
Hungary rank
36th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Czechia
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Czechia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.4 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 38th and Hungary ranks 36th of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and Hungary in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Czechia or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Czechia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Czechia and Hungary?
- 0.0%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Hungary?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Czechia and Hungary rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 38th and Hungary ranks 36th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in other social policy programs.