Government spending by function as share of gdp across countries in Hungary

Hungary: Government spending by function as share of gdp across countries was 12.28 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
12.28
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
28th
of 37 countries
All-time high
18.09
in 2009
All-time low
12.28
in 2023
Years of data
17
2007–2023

Government spending by function as share of gdp across countries in Hungary, 2007–2023

051015202007201520232007: 17.22008: 17.42009: 18.12010: 17.32011: 16.92012: 16.62013: 16.42014: 15.32015: 14.62016: 14.22017: 13.72018: 132019: 12.62020: 13.42021: 132022: 13.12023: 12.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 12.28 for government spending by function as share of gdp across countries in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government spending by function as share of gdp across countries in Hungary peaked at 18.09 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.28, in 2023.

Hungary ranks 28th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Government spending by function as share of gdp across countries in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Government spending by function as share of gdp across countries in Hungary, 2007 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2007 17.19
2008 17.38 +1.1%
2009 18.09 +4.1%
2010 17.26 -4.6%
2011 16.88 -2.2%
2012 16.62 -1.5%
2013 16.41 -1.3%
2014 15.29 -6.8%
2015 14.56 -4.7%
2016 14.16 -2.8%
2017 13.68 -3.4%
2018 13.04 -4.6%
2019 12.58 -3.5%
2020 13.38 +6.3%
2021 12.97 -3.0%
2022 13.11 +1.0%
2023 12.28 -6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.55 17.19 18.09 3
2010s 15.05 12.58 17.26 10
2020s 12.93 12.28 13.38 4

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 25 Switzerland 13.05 compare
  2. 26 Romania 12.87 compare
  3. 27 Croatia 12.79 compare
  4. 29 Colombia 12.08 compare
  5. 30 Israel 11.26 compare
  6. 31 Iceland 10.72 compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government spending by function as share of gdp across countries in Hungary?
Government spending by function as share of gdp across countries in Hungary was 12.28 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest government spending by function as share of gdp across countries recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 18.09 in 2009.
What is the lowest government spending by function as share of gdp across countries recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 12.28 in 2023.
How does Hungary rank for government spending by function as share of gdp across countries?
Hungary ranks 28th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
Is government spending by function as share of gdp across countries rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending by function as share of gdp across countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government spending by function as share of gdp across countries
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 618 data points, 2007–2024
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