Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Hungary
Hungary: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 7.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Hungary, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Hungary stood at 7.8%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Hungary peaked at 11.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2022.
That places Hungary 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.3% | — |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -19.4% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 7.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 68% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 7.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.9%, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 9.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,564 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,790 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 150,126 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 815,267 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 384,692 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (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 7.8% in 2022, 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 11.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Hungary ranks 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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