Hungary vs United States of America: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of

Hungary
8.40 million National currency
in 2024
United States of America
2.47 million National currency
in 2024
Hungary rank
5th
United States of America rank
7th

Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of over time

  • Hungary
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 8.40 million National currency against 2.47 million National currency in United States of America, a difference of 5.93 million National currency.

That makes Hungary's figure about 3.4 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States of America ahead.

Hungary ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 7th of 29 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 940,313 National currency 837,282 National currency 103,031 National currency Hungary
2000s 2.49 million National currency 1.27 million National currency 1.22 million National currency Hungary
2010s 3.64 million National currency 1.75 million National currency 1.89 million National currency Hungary
2020s 6.75 million National currency 2.22 million National currency 4.53 million National currency Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of, Hungary or United States of America?
Hungary, at 8.40 million National currency against 2.47 million National currency in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of between Hungary and United States of America?
5.93 million National currency, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and United States of America?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Hungary and United States of America rank globally for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
Hungary ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 7th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 1,137 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org