Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Hungary

Hungary: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8979 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8979
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
18th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.9756
in 2007
All-time low
0.8271
in 2012
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Hungary, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.9241996: 0.9231997: 0.9311998: 0.9331999: 0.9292000: 0.9122001: 0.9282002: 0.9322003: 0.9562004: 0.9512005: 0.9512006: 0.9152007: 0.9762008: 0.9472009: 0.9052010: 0.872011: 0.9282012: 0.8272013: 0.8412014: 0.8632015: 0.9022016: 0.8682017: 0.8792018: 0.8572019: 0.8722020: 0.898

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Hungary is 0.8979, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Hungary peaked at 0.9756 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8271, in 2012.

Hungary ranks 18th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Hungary, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.9243
1996 0.9232 -0.1%
1997 0.931 +0.8%
1998 0.9326 +0.2%
1999 0.9294 -0.3%
2000 0.912 -1.9%
2001 0.9285 +1.8%
2002 0.9322 +0.4%
2003 0.9556 +2.5%
2004 0.9513 -0.5%
2005 0.951 -0.0%
2006 0.9148 -3.8%
2007 0.9756 +6.6%
2008 0.9472 -2.9%
2009 0.9048 -4.5%
2010 0.8704 -3.8%
2011 0.9281 +6.6%
2012 0.8271 -10.9%
2013 0.8414 +1.7%
2014 0.8625 +2.5%
2015 0.9023 +4.6%
2016 0.8682 -3.8%
2017 0.8791 +1.3%
2018 0.8569 -2.5%
2019 0.8719 +1.7%
2020 0.8979 +3.0%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.8979 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.8979 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9281 0.9232 0.9326 5
2000s 0.9373 0.9048 0.9756 10
2010s 0.8708 0.8271 0.9281 10
2020s 0.8979 0.8979 0.8979 1

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 15 Armenia 0.9247 compare
  2. 16 Bulgaria 0.9061 compare
  3. 17 Mauritius 0.9031 compare
  4. 19 Myanmar 0.8929 compare
  5. 20 Luxembourg 0.8878 compare
  6. 21 Slovenia 0.8871 compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Hungary?
Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Hungary was 0.8979 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.9756 in 2007.
What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8271 in 2012.
How does Hungary rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Hungary ranks 18th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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