Social spending as share of GDP in Hungary
Hungary: Social spending as share of GDP was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Social spending as share of GDP in Hungary, 1999–2021
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social spending as share of gdp in Hungary is 0.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social spending as share of gdp in Hungary peaked at 0.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.
Hungary ranks 36th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Social spending as share of GDP in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -32.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More economy & growth data for Hungary
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 256.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 6.64 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 15,878 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2194 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social spending as share of gdp in Hungary?
- Social spending as share of gdp in Hungary was 0.1% in 2021, according to OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest social spending as share of gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest social spending as share of gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- How does Hungary rank for social spending as share of gdp?
- Hungary ranks 36th out of 42 countries with data for 2021.
- Is social spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.