Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Hungary
Hungary: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 10.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Hungary, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Hungary stood at 10.7%.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Hungary peaked at 13.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2020.
That places Hungary 72nd out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.6% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 10.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 815,267 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,255 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.6083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 393,203 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 422,064 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 314,093 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2176 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Hungary?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Hungary was 10.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Hungary ranks 72nd out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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