Australia vs Hungary: Deficit, Percent of own spending

Australia
-0.2061
in 2020
Hungary
-0.216
in 2020
Australia rank
23rd
Hungary rank
25th

Deficit, Percent of own spending over time

  • Australia
  • Hungary
-0.4-0.2-00.2199020052020

How they compare

Australia currently reports -0.2061 against -0.216 in Hungary, a difference of 0.0099.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 23rd and Hungary ranks 25th of 66 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Hungary Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0293 -0.2011 0.2305 Australia
2000s 0.0446 -0.2393 0.2839 Australia
2010s -0.1103 -0.1282 0.0179 Australia
2020s -0.2061 -0.216 0.0099 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deficit, percent of own spending, Australia or Hungary?
Australia, at -0.2061 against -0.216 in Hungary as of 2020.
What is the difference in deficit, percent of own spending between Australia and Hungary?
0.0099, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hungary?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Australia and Hungary rank globally for deficit, percent of own spending?
Australia ranks 23rd and Hungary ranks 25th of 66 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
66 places, 1,155 data points, 1989–2020
Last refreshed

The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.