Hungary vs Slovakia: Social spending as share of GDP
Hungary
0.1%
in 2021
Slovakia
0.1%
in 2021
Hungary rank
36th
Slovakia rank
33rd
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Hungary
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Hungary, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.2 times Hungary's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 36th and Slovakia ranks 33rd of 42 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Hungary or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, 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 Slovakia?
- 0.0%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Slovakia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Hungary and Slovakia rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Hungary ranks 36th and Slovakia ranks 33rd 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.