Hungary vs Poland: Social spending as share of GDP
Hungary
0.1%
in 2021
Poland
0.1%
in 2021
Hungary rank
36th
Poland rank
34th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Hungary
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Hungary, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Poland ahead.
Hungary ranks 36th and Poland ranks 34th of 42 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Hungary or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Hungary as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Hungary and Poland?
- 0.0%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Poland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Hungary and Poland rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Hungary ranks 36th and Poland ranks 34th 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.
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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.